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Direct message the job poster from Forma.ai Commercial / Sales Operations | Business Analytics | Corporate Strategy About Forma.ai Forma.ai is a Series B startup that''''s revolutionizing how sales compensation is designed, managed and optimized. We handle billions in annual managed commissions for market leaders like Edmentum, Stryker, and Autodesk. Our growth has been fuelled by our passion for fundamentally changing and shaping how companies use sales intelligence to drive business strategy. Were welcoming equally driven individuals who are excited about creating something big! About The Team Engineers on this team construct our rules-based calculating engine for processing sales commissions. This might sound simple if you have never been exposed to sales comp plans, it is not! We are low on meetings, high on accountability. Most of the team are in EST time zone but we have a few located in PST and Central as well. We are far from maintenance / progressive evolution in many areas, there is a lot of room to make a big impact in the overall design. What You''''ll Be Doing Reporting to the Manager of Data Platform, the Staff Backend Engineer will play a critical role in the evolution of our Spark based data platform. You''''ll lead development efforts for our complex, data-rich platform features while being an example to the team of code quality and thoughtful software design. You will be working on the most challenging code at Forma. What Skills / Traits Are We Looking For Prior experience designing and building complex backend solutions. We use Python, but the language is less important than the skillset. Solid background in schema design and data modelling, SQL and ideally some NoSQL solutions Excellent written and verbal communication skills. History of reducing ownership cost and improve reliability and observability in a product. Deep appreciation for building end-to-end customer facing products with a strong sense of customer empathy . Interest in being involved in Forma.ais product direction along with establishing best development practices and processes from design to deployment , while maintaining our software solution. Thrive in a detail-oriented collaborative environment with Product, Engineers, and Analytics teams. Big plus if you have a background working with Spark, or other ETL tools / frameworks Technologies We Use Backend: Python, Django, Postgres Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions What You Can Expect From Us Meaningful compensation. In addition to your base salary, youll join our employee stock ownership plan to further recognize your contributions to Forma.ais success Healthcare coverage. We have a full benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, and a paid parental leave program Learning and development. Access the resources you want to help you grow in your role by utilizing our $750 yearly training stipend Growth. Youll have a huge opportunity to build a career for yourself and gain the type of experience youre looking for whether thats as an individual contributor or as a people leader Our Values Work well, together. Were real. We have kids and pets. Mortgages and student loans. Were in this together, so no matter how brilliant any one of us is, we always play nice with one another no exceptions. Be precise. Be relentless. We believe complacency breeds failure, so we set new goals as quickly as we achieve them. We persist in the face of adversity, learn from our mistakes, and push each other to continuously improve. The status-quo is kryptonite. Love our tech. Love our customers. Our platform solves a very complex problem in a currently underserved market. While everyone at Forma isnt customer-facing, were all customer-focused. Maybe even slightly customer-obsessed. Our Commitment To You We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of effort. You''''re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn''''t precisely match the job description. There are many paths to a successful career and were looking forward to reading yours. We thank all applicants for their interest. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Forma.ai by 2x Get notified about new Back End Developer jobs in Canada . Full-Stack Software Engineer (New graduates: Canada) Canada CA$80,000.00-CA$120,000.00 1 month ago Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 2 weeks ago Full Stack Developer (Future Opportunity) Backend/API Engineer, Money as a Service (Canada) Canada $100,000.00-$150,000.00 1 month ago Were unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr