Senior Mobile Engineer

About Us

Forage is building the modern payments stack that powers inclusive commerce. Our technology enables grocers, delivery platforms, and point-of-sale systems to seamlessly accept EBT payments both online and in-store. Beyond infrastructure, we’re helping SNAP EBT shoppers stretch their grocery budgets every week, making healthy food more affordable and accessible to the 42 million Americans on food assistance.

Backed by leading fintech investors, Forage is a fast‑growing startup with a clear vision and real‑world impact, feeding tens of thousands of families daily. Our team is made up of kind, driven individuals who take ownership, move quickly, and collaborate closely. We value humility, curiosity, and a shared commitment to making a difference.

We’re not just building payments infrastructure — we’re helping feed tens of thousands of families every day, and transforming grocery access for millions more.

We seek an experienced Mobile Engineer with a strong background in building comprehensive user solutions and frontend infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of mobile development experience, ideally in React Native. We will prioritize candidates who have built a React Native app from scratch or who have meaningfully contributed to a production app.

You will lead large‑scale projects for our app for EBT shoppers, which allows them to check their SNAP balance, collect rewards and more. You will ship critical projects and establish best practices for frontend development for the team. Your role will include improving frontend infrastructure and tooling, balancing business priorities with user experience and technical sustainability, and influencing our technical vision.

Collaboration is key; you will partner closely with product managers to prioritize a long product feature list.

• 3+ years of mobile engineering experience building end‑to‑end user solutions
• Experience in React Native, especially having built an app from scratch
• Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives within your team, mentoring engineers through design and delivery, contributing meaningfully to roadmap discussions, and independently driving complex projects from design through execution

• Lead large multi‑engineer projects for the Forage EBT Shopper app
• Balance business priorities, user experience, and technical sustainability in trade‑offs when balancing new feature requests and necessary engineering improvements
• Influence frontend development at Forage by sharing technical vision and providing guidance
• Make teammates at Forage more effective through better frontend infrastructure and tooling
• Mentor teammates and others around frontend best practices
• Come into the New York office 2+ times a week

This role is Hybrid in New York only. We define hybrid as 2‑3 days in office.

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.

• Competitive Compensation:
  • Senior Mobile Engineer: $185k‑$200k base
• 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 New York office, fostering collaboration and connection over great food
• A fun and caring environment that prioritizes transparency, growth, and ownership
• A talented, 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.

Applicants must have work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.