# Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Finance at Fora

- Company: Fora
- What the company does: Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://www.foratravel.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York City
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $185K to $235K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.foratravel.com/careers/jobs?gh_jid=4963283008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fora-senior-staff-backend-engineer-finance/

## About the role

We’re looking for a seasoned Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to join the Finance Pod, which builds and maintains the complex systems that power advisor payments at Fora. This pod owns the end-to-end advisor payment system and experience (covering booking data ingestion, commission collection, and payouts), and is expanding quickly into new fintech and payment products.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 5+ years experience in backend web development
- 3+ years experience with Python, using Django / Flask / equivalent frameworks
- Strong experience designing APIs and distributed systems that handle financial or transactional data
- Experience with relational databases, ORMs, and data models that support accounting or ledger-based workflows
- Background in FinTech, Payments, or Infrastructure—especially systems involving reconciliation, double-entry accounting, or money movement—is highly preferred

Tags: Engineering