About Us:
Forage, a mission-driven payments company, assists merchants in accepting government benefits via a unified API. Over 42 million Americans utilize government assistance, such as SNAP, for groceries.Forage is building the financial infrastructure, starting with EBT SNAP online, to enable merchants of all sizes to serve these customers online.We function as a hybrid organization, actively hiring across North America. While we embrace remote work, we prioritize candidates who can frequently contribute from our San Francisco or New York offices.
You could work anywhere, so why Forage?
- Play a direct role in democratizing access to government benefits, transforming how we empower, feed, and serve American families in need
- Join a pre-IPO, mission-driven startup with capital, traction, and runway (100X revenue growth in 2 years)
- Work closely with brilliant ‘Foragers’ from companies like Instacart, Stripe, Affirm, Uber, Google, and more
- Disrupt a massive market and take us to a $1B+ business in the next few years
- Join a talent-dense environment and significantly accelerate your career growth, backed by some of the best investors and partners in FinTech (Nyca, PayPal, etc.)
What we are looking for:
- 2+ years of experience in technical recruiting, preferably in a startup or high-growth environment.
- Strong ability to source and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, GitHub, technical communities, and other channels.
- A data-driven mindset with experience using ATS platforms (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby).
- Ability to manage multiple roles and hiring processes simultaneously.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
- A proactive and adaptable mindset—comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Passion for startups, technology, and building high-performance teams.
Qualifications:
- Experience hiring for fintech, payments, or SaaS companies.
- Previous experience as an in-house recruiter at a fast-growing startup.
- Familiarity with technical roles, coding languages, and engineering workflows.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end recruitment process for technical roles, including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and closing candidates.
- Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to attract top engineering talent.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to deeply understand hiring needs.
- Build and nurture strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Ensure a seamless and high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
- Drive employer branding initiatives to enhance our startup’s presence in the tech community.
- Implement and optimize recruiting processes and tools as we scale.
- Stay up to date with market trends, compensation benchmarks, and best practices in tech hiring.
Our Offer:
Your base salary would fall within the bands below. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of your offer is not included in these numbers and represents a significant part of your total compensation.
- Compensation: $95k-115k USD base + equity + benefits
- Meaningful work that makes a positive impact on our society.
- 100% of Medical, Dental and Vision premium coverage for yourself and dependents.
- Enjoy regular team lunches at our San Francisco and New York offices, fostering collaboration and connection over great food.
- A fun and caring environment that prioritizes transparency, growth, and ownership.
- A talented, diverse, high-achieving, and humble team with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at our headquarters in San Francisco, California. Individual pay is determined by work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.We aim to review every application within 3 business days of submission and provide feedback on each of your interviews within 2 business days of completion. If you don't hear from us, please reach out to your recruiter or careers@joinforage.com directly to get an update on your candidacy.
Max, our AI recruiter, may reach out with follow-up questions.
