Forage builds payment technology to increase online access to government benefits.

Every year, the US government distributes over a $1 trillion worth of benefits through specialized payment networks. We want to move that spend online through a unified API.

Our first product offering helps low-income Americans buy online groceries. 42M Americans rely on their EBT cards (formerly known as ”food stamps”) to buy groceries, and our technology helps them purchase online groceries. Specifically, we sell software solutions to online grocery retailers that help them accept EBT cards at checkout. Our payments API and team of EBT experts provide the easiest path for them to access 42 million shoppers and $120B of food purchases.

About Us:

Forage is a mission-driven payments company that is helping merchants accept government benefits through a single, unified API. Today, over 42 million Americans receive government assistance (ex: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy groceries.

Starting with enabling EBT SNAP online, Forage builds the financial infrastructure empowering merchants of all shapes and sizes to serve these shoppers online.

We function as a hybrid organization, actively hiring across North America. While we embrace remote work, we prioritize candidates who can contribute from our San Francisco office.

What we are looking for:

We are searching for a seasoned Security Engineer with a solid grasp of SOC2 and PCI requirements. The ideal candidate will have multiple years of experience in the security field, with practical knowledge in both application and infrastructure security, and experience in securing cloud-based applications.

Key attributes include strong communication skills to advocate for security needs while balancing business impact, the ability to operate independently, and proactively identify and address security issues. While knowledge of the payments space and security best practices in payments processing is a plus, it is not required.

You will collaborate closely with product engineering teams to design secure solutions, act as a security subject matter expert for both technical and non-technical audiences, and enhance Forage’s security through automation, tooling, and training. Your role also involves ensuring compliance with industry security standards, driving large cross-team projects to bolster security, and mentoring colleagues on security best practices.

Qualifications:

• Exhibit a strong understanding of CS fundamentals from your Bachelor's in CS, engineering, related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• Multiple years of experience in security in industry
• Strong communication skills to help advocate for security needs while balancing business impact
• Practical knowledge across application and infrastructure security
• Demonstrated experience securing applications in a cloud environment
• Ability to operate independently and proactively find and surface issues to the wider engineering team
• Nice to have: A knowledge of payments space and security best practices surrounding payments processing 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with product engineering teams to design solutions that are secure by default
• Be a security subject matter expert for both technical and non-technical audience
• Make Forage more secure through automation, tooling and training
• Ensure Forage remains compliant with industry security standards and requirements
• Drive large cross-team projects to increase Forage’s security posture
• Mentor and advices coworkers on security 

Our Offer:

As of 7/24/2024, if we hire you in San Francisco, your base salary would fall within the bands below. Please keep in mind that the equity and variable portion of your offer is not included in these numbers and represents a significant part of your total compensation.

• Competitive Compensation:
  • Security Engineer: $160k-$180k DOE
• Meaningful work that makes a positive impact on our society.
• Competitive compensation.
• 100% coverage of medical, dental and vision premiums for you and all dependents.
• Flexible Time off  
• A remote-first work environment with opportunity for onsite meetings.
• A fun and caring environment that prioritizes transparency, growth, and ownership.
• A talented, diverse, high-achieving, and humble team with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

Modern protocols built on top of old financial protocols.