Forage Expands Government Benefit Payments Stack with Five Open Roles Across SF and New York
Forage builds financial infrastructure that enables grocery merchants, point-of-sale systems, and delivery platforms to accept government assistance payments online and in stores. Today, more than 42 million Americans receive food purchasing support through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Forage provides a unified API to streamline electronic benefit transfer (EBT) processing, helping shoppers use government benefits for online grocery purchasing.
Founded in 2020 and backed by investors including Y Combinator (S21), PayPal Ventures, and Necessary Ventures, the 43-person Series A company is expanding its technical infrastructure and market presence across physical and digital retail channels.
Payments Infrastructure for Government Assistance
Forage builds software protocols on top of legacy financial networks to connect state benefit processing systems with modern checkout experiences. The platform allows food retailers to fulfill regulatory standards and handle complex payment routing for EBT transactions.
Product and engineering operations are directed by CTO Victor E. Fimbres. The engineering team focuses on backend transactional reliability, protocol integration, and expanding support for point-of-sale hardware.
Hiring Focus in Engineering and Commercial Leadership
Forage is currently recruiting for five onsite positions divided between San Francisco and New York.
To build out physical retail partnerships, the company is hiring a General Manager, In-Store ($200,000 – $230,000) in San Francisco or New York, along with a Growth Marketing Manager ($130,000 – $140,000) to drive merchant acquisition.
On the product and engineering side, Forage is expanding its core infrastructure and mobile integration teams. Open technical roles include a Founding Engineer, Financial Products ($195,000 – $230,000) in San Francisco or New York, a Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (Android) ($185,000 – $210,000) based in New York, and an Infrastructure Engineer ($160,000 – $180,000) based in San Francisco.
Open Positions at Forage
| Role | Location | Work Mode | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager, In-Store | San Francisco, United States / New York, United States | Onsite | $200,000 – $230,000 |
| Founding Engineer, Financial Products | San Francisco, United States / New York, United States | Onsite | $195,000 – $230,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (Android) | New York, United States | Onsite | $185,000 – $210,000 |
| Infrastructure Engineer | San Francisco, United States | Onsite | $160,000 – $180,000 |
| Growth Marketing Manager | San Francisco, United States / New York, United States | Onsite | $130,000 – $140,000 |