Senior Software Engineer II

Senior Software Engineer II – Forter About the role: Forter is looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to develop and cultivate new products for fraud detection. The engineering decisions made by Forter’s product group must balance engineering factors, user experience, aesthetics, legal, financial considerations, and a general sense of what’s most important.

The Platform Extensions team’s mission is to build seamless extensions to enable fast onboarding of merchants to Forter fraud solutions using popular eCommerce platforms. We strive to create “one‑click” experiences and allow our merchants to onboard and start using Forter’s products almost immediately. Our platforms include Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, and others.

What you’ll be doing

Design high‑scale and low‑latency components to support Forter’s growth

Develop robust extensions that will be used by Forter’s largest clients, allowing them to seamlessly start using new Forter products

Improve our current architecture and components to allow faster onboarding of merchants

Research significant eCommerce platforms to enhance our merchant experience with Forter

Work closely with Product, Design, Customer‑facing teams, and partner Engineering groups

Turn ambiguous problems into clear execution plans and ensure alignment with customer and business goals

Shape shared standards and platform best practices; guide other teams on backend services, data integration patterns, portal development approaches, and AI‑enabled workflows

Mentor and elevate engineers across the CX group; promote engineering excellence, share knowledge, and help teams adopt effective modern development practices

Own delivery of high‑impact initiatives; contribute hands‑on when needed, remove blockers, maintain momentum, and drive projects from concept to production

What you’ll need

6+ years of hands‑on experience throughout the web development stack and/or backend stacks

Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, and other web technologies for building web apps and APIs

Expertise in server‑side development using NodeJS, ORMs, and relational databases

Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large‑scale environment with multiple modern programming and database querying languages

Proven communication skills

Self‑driven and solutions‑oriented, able to collaborate cross‑team in a globally distributed organization

Would be cool if you have

Experience with building low‑latency web applications

A deep understanding of the eCommerce Platforms domain

Experience building cartridges for platforms like Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, Magento, or Commercetools

Seen or designed high‑scale, robust architectures that process multiple tenants

About us Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it’s not about what is being purchased, nor where, but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve. Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Matching Retirement Plan

Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage

Generous PTO policy

Half‑day Fridays

Forter does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Forter (or any related) jobs alias or directly to any Forter employees. Forter will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Equal Employment Opportunity Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at interviewaccommodation@forter.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

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