Backed by Insight.
About the role
Fora is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and empower several cross-functional sprint teams on Fora’s Finance pod. Our pod’s mission is to build the financial operating system for a new generation of travel entrepreneurs, owning the complete lifecycle from ingesting bookings and collecting commissions from suppliers to giving advisors transparency into their earnings and paying them quickly, accurately, and seamlessly.
What they're looking for
- 4+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles (e.g., Engineering Manager or Tech Lead) in the consumer-facing fintech space, including 1+ years of experience managing managers
- 8+ years experience in web systems development
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, effectively manage performance, and build highly motivated, engaged teams
- Strong technical acumen, with experience making informed architectural decisions, addressing technical debt, and setting robust engineering standards
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills, including the ability to break down complex projects, anticipate risks, and deliver consistently high-quality outcomes
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders and facilitate productive, drama-free project launches
More about this role
Fora is the modern travel agency, empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs to build thriving travel advisory businesses. We're modernizing the $100B+ travel industry with AI woven through every part of the advisor's workflow, plus global supplier relationships, personalized training, and a vibrant community, all in one place. That's what lets advisors build businesses that scale, while their taste and service create trips no algorithm alone could plan. At the heart of it all is our mission: to help the next generation of travel entrepreneurs turn their love for travel into a fulfilling career, whether full-time or part-time.
We're mission-driven and obsessed with our customers, and we believe humans and AI are both essential: the best work here comes from people and technology at their best, together. That's not just a philosophy about our product, it's how we build our team. Everyone at Fora gets hands-on with frontier AI tooling as part of the job. At Fora, you'll learn to be AI-fluent, with real experience applying AI to solve problems day to day, wherever you sit in the company.
Founded in 2021, Fora has grown to a team of 250+ full-time employees based in downtown New...
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