Staff Engineer, Decision Engineering

Forter, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Israel - Tel Aviv

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As a Staff Engineer in Decision Engineering at Forter, you will lead the architecture and evolution of the real-time decision engine that powers fraud prevention for global merchants, directly impacting trust and security in digital commerce at massive scale.
• You will design and implement highly available, low-latency distributed systems that process billions of daily requests, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability for critical business decisions.
• You will collaborate with product, risk, and customer-facing teams to translate risk strategies and merchant needs into robust system capabilities, including configurable decision flows, auditability, and analytics surfaces.
• You will mentor and coach engineers across levels in distributed systems design, reliability engineering, and systems thinking, elevating the engineering standard across the Decision Engineering group.
• You will participate in technical discussions and customer interactions, providing expert guidance during enterprise integrations and ensuring clear communication of complex systems to both technical and non-technical stakeholders worldwide.
• You will work on core backend components including ingestion and enrichment pipelines, schema management systems, and self-serve API platforms, contributing to a platform that serves some of the world’s largest merchants.
• You will help shape the foundation of Forter’s decisioning platform by driving technical excellence, ownership, and innovation in a high-impact, high-ownership role.
• You will join a mission-driven company that processes over one billion identities to isolate fraudsters and protect legitimate customers, ensuring trust is backed by data and cutting-edge technology.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building backend systems in large-scale production environments
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Kotlin, or Node.js
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Proven ability to design and maintain high-scale distributed systems
• Strong sense of ownership, autonomy, and accountability
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex systems clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

🏖️ Benefits

• Hybrid work model blending in-person connection with remote flexibility, requiring at least three days per week in the office for those near key hubs
• Opportunity to work with over 600 Forterians across three continents on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce
• Access to a culture recognized by multiple workplace awards, including Great Place to Work Certification (2021–2024) and Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology powering fraud decisions for industry leaders like Adobe, ASOS, eBay, Instacart, Priceline, and Nordstrom
• Commitment to professional growth through mentorship, technical leadership, and impact on core platform systems
• Equal Employment Opportunity employer with support for accommodations and inclusive hiring practices

Skills & Technologies

Python

JavaScript

Java

PHP

Kotlin

Senior

Remote

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About Forter, Inc.

Forter provides real-time fraud prevention and trust management for e-commerce businesses. The platform uses machine learning to analyze identity, payment, and behavioral data at checkout, approving or declining transactions in milliseconds. It covers payment fraud, account takeover, policy abuse, and returns abuse for merchants and marketplaces operating online. The company serves global retailers and brands across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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