Senior Product Engineer: Payments Platform & Backend

Forage; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Office lunches

Ownership & growth

Job summary

Forage is seeking a Product Engineer in New York or San Francisco to build user-facing features with strong backend in Python and Django. You will partner with product managers and designers to translate concepts into scalable services and mentor teammates throughout medium-scale projects.

Our hybrid roles offer collaboration with top fintech partners and a chance to impact inclusive commerce at scale. You’ll contribute from concept through launch, while balancing technical trade-offs with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, or related field or equivalent industry experience.
• 4–8 years of product engineering backend experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (ideally AWS) and Python/Django.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product leaders to implement company objectives.
• Provide mentorship and guidance on product engineering best practices.
• Lead medium-scale projects and translate requirements into technical specs.
• Work with product and design teams across the full development lifecycle.

Skills

Backend experience

Python

Django

Cloud AWS

Strong communicator

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Forage is seeking a Product Engineer in New York or San Francisco to build user-facing features with strong backend in Python and Django. You will partner with product managers and designers to translate concepts into scalable services and mentor teammates throughout medium-scale projects.

Our hybrid roles offer collaboration with top fintech partners and a chance to impact inclusive commerce at scale. You’ll contribute from concept through launch, while balancing technical trade-offs with