Senior Backend Engineer

4 weeks ago

New York, United States Fora Travel Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionAbout Fora

Fora is the modern travel agency, redefining what it means to be a travel advisor in today's world. We're a next-generation platform that provides a comprehensive, business-in-a-box solution—combining cutting-edge technology, personalized training, a vibrant community, and exclusive industry partnerships—all designed to empower anyone with a passion for travel to turn that passion into a thriving business. Whether you're a travel enthusiast or an experienced professional, Fora equips you with everything needed to launch and scale a successful travel advisory business, making it the ultimate way to align work with your lifestyle.

At the heart of Fora is our mission: to enable 100,000 entrepreneurs to transform their love for travel into a fulfilling full-time or part-time career, offering unparalleled flexibility, autonomy, and support. We believe that everyone, from seasoned travel professionals to first-time entrepreneurs, can build a career that's both profitable and aligned with their passions.

Our platform combines innovative technology with the human touch, offering:

  • Best-in-class training programs to help agents develop expert knowledge, no matter their starting point.
  • A powerful suite of tools for booking, client management, and marketing, ensuring agents can focus on delivering exceptional travel experiences.
  • Access to an engaged community of fellow advisors, fostering collaboration, support, and shared learning.
  • Exclusive partnerships with top travel brands, providing access to competitive rates, perks, and experiences that elevate advisors' offerings.

Since our founding in 2021 by experienced travel entrepreneurs Henley Vazquez, Jake Peters, and Evan Frank, Fora has experienced rapid growth, expanding to a team of 70+ full-time employees based in downtown New York City. We are proud to be backed by an incredible group of investors, including Forerunner Ventures, Insight Partners, and Heartcore Capital, whose support underscores our commitment to building a platform that not only revolutionizes the travel industry but also creates meaningful opportunities for individuals everywhere.

Fora is a mission-driven company that believes in the power of entrepreneurship, community, and passion. As we continue to grow, we are looking for more talented and like-minded individuals to join our team - people who are excited about transforming the travel space and helping us scale our vision globally.

Our Values

We're forging our own path

Fora has always been about driving change within the industry. We're not interested in maintaining the status quo.

We're stronger together

Community is our cornerstone and collective power is our strength. We believe we can all go further when we operate together, using our combined leverage to unlock better opportunities and outcomes for our advisors, partners, and travelers.

We believe in technology

We believe technology is an answer to some of the most fundamental challenges the travel industry faces. We believe advancements in AI, bold investments in our platforms, and a world-class data infrastructure will transform the work of our advisors and our partners, while creating better travel experiences for travelers.

We're here to serve

We operate in service of our community and believe that when they're empowered to focus on what they do best, we all win. It's why we relentlessly advocate for our advisors and prioritize their best interest every step of the way.

We mean business

Fora is equal parts fun, meaningful work and serious travel business. We're unlocking opportunities for thousands of travel entrepreneurs, delivering a stream of high-quality guests at scale for our partners, and providing a superior travel experience for our travelers. It's a better equation for the future of our industry.

About The Role

We're looking for a seasoned Backend Engineer to join us as we continue to build Fora's products and infrastructure. Our ideal candidate is someone who understands our mission & brand, is excited about what we're creating, and is passionate about building high quality software The work for this role will touch all aspects of our advisor portal, external-facing website, content and supplier systems, internal admin tools, and external integrations.

This person will report directly to our VP of Engineering.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and prioritize the roadmap
  • Alongside your fellow engineers, build the travel advisors application that is responsible for new advisors on boarding, searching and booking travel, and manages the advisor's itineraries and interactions with their clients
  • Focus on performance, architecture, clean design and clean code principles of development
  • Collaborate with other engineers in order to define end to end engineering solutions
  • Own epics and be responsible for the entire solution - design, implementation and delivery
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  • 6+ years experience in backend web development
  • 3+ years experience with Python, using Django / Flask / Alternative
  • High API and distributed systems design skills
  • Experience with relational database ORMs
  • AWS experience, a plus
  • Kubernetes experience, a plus
  • Ability to be a team player, with strong communication and collaboration skills
  • An entrepreneurial mindset
Compensation

Compensation range for this role can vary widely depending on experience, and for this role an indicative range is $150k-$185k + equity. Other benefits include:

  • Unlimited vacation
  • Ability to book travel for yourself, friends and family and earn the commission like an advisor
  • Hybrid work environment, with two fully remote weeks encouraged
  • Regular travel-related team events
  • Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora HQ)
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • ClassPass Memberships
  • 401k plan
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Stock Options

This role is based in New York City with a hybrid WFH & office schedule (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are our Tribeca in-office days, with flexibility for Wednesday and Friday at your preference).

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WORK AUTHORIZATION

You must have authorization to work in the United States. Fora is unable to assist applicants with obtaining work authorization.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Fora is committed to an equitable hiring process and an inclusive work environment. BIPOC and traditionally underrepresented candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We will not discriminate and will take action to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.

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