Senior Fraud Risk Manager
Earnest$180,000 - $217,000/year
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Junior (1 to 2 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Fintech, Fraud PreventionIndustries
Requirements
- 6+ years of proven experience in designing and building large-scale production systems
- Strong Java and/or Python skills
- Experience (or good familiarity) with streaming technologies such as Storm, Flink, Spark Streaming
- Familiarity with concepts such as Queue/DLQ, Topics and general streaming practices (backpressure, circuit-breaker, etc)
- Experience with various databases or data stores such as Elasticsearch, Redis, MySQL, Couchbase, MongoDB, Cassandra, Aerospike, etc
- Experience with AWS or other public clouds
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Have a key part in improving the systems helping Forter prevent fraud for our merchants by identifying millions of decisions a day
- Design, build, and maintain Near-real-time data pipelines
- Take initiative: A large portion of the work are initiatives pushed by the engineers
- Work in a rich ecosystem of storage and data technologies, to name a few: Elasticsearch, Aerospike, Spark, Redis, RocksDB, S3, Snowflake and many more
- Provide software solutions to complicated challenges faced on a daily basis
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What are the required skills for this Senior Software Engineer role?
Candidates need 6+ years of experience in designing and building large-scale production systems, strong Java and/or Python skills, experience with streaming technologies like Storm, Flink, or Spark Streaming, familiarity with streaming concepts like Queue/DLQ and backpressure, experience with databases such as Elasticsearch, Redis, MySQL, and AWS or other public clouds, plus excellent communication skills.
What technologies will I work with on the Identity Data team?
You'll work with a rich ecosystem including Elasticsearch, Aerospike, Spark, Redis, RocksDB, S3, Snowflake, and streaming technologies like Storm, Flink, Spark Streaming.
Is this role remote or does it require office work?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What is the salary or compensation for this position?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What makes a strong candidate for this role?
A strong candidate has 6+ years building large-scale systems, strong Java/Python skills, streaming tech experience, database familiarity, AWS knowledge, and excellent communication; experience optimizing code to milliseconds or with event streaming is a plus.
Forter
Fraud prevention and identity protection services
About Forter
Forter provides a range of services designed to protect online businesses from fraud and abuse. Its offerings include identity protection to prevent unauthorized access and fraudulent purchases, fraud management that allows businesses to make instant decisions to stop fraudsters, and abuse prevention to identify unauthorized resellers and coupon abusers. Additionally, Forter focuses on payment optimization to enhance trust with banks and improve transaction conversion rates while ensuring compliance with European regulations like PSD2. The company also automates chargeback recovery to help businesses dispute and win claims. Unlike many competitors, Forter operates on a B2B model, charging businesses based on their size and transaction volume, and aims to enhance revenue protection and customer experience for online retailers.
New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2013Year Founded
$513.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_FCompany Stage
Cybersecurity, Financial ServicesIndustries
501-1,000Employees
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Home Office Stipend
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Hybrid Work Options
Risks
Rising BNPL services complicate fraud detection and increase payment default risks.
Increased returns fraud challenges Forter's fraud prevention systems.
Shift to social media shopping introduces new fraud vectors for Forter to address.
Differentiation
Forter offers real-time, automated fraud prevention solutions for online merchants.
The company focuses on consumer-centric fraud prevention, enhancing customer experience and growth.
Forter's services include identity protection, fraud management, and payment optimization.
Upsides
Forter's AI enhancements improve decision capabilities, boosting fraud prevention effectiveness.
Partnerships with Shopify, Salesforce, and PwC enhance Forter's competitive positioning.
Integration with Gr4vy streamlines payments and mitigates risks for enterprise merchants.
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