Staff Backend Engineer, Forma.ai
Data Platform
+ Employee stock ownership plan
Sales performance management software
Open for applications
Sales performance management software
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Employee stock ownership plan
101-200 employees
Company mission
To reinvent the cumbersome, chaotic, and wildly inefficient world of sales compensation.
Role
Who you are
- 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.ai’s 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
- 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 we’re looking forward to reading yours
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- Technologies we use:
- Backend: Python, Django, Postgres
- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions
Application process
- Currently, Forma.ai does not use artificial intelligence as part of our recruitment process, specifically but not limited to the screening, filtering and shortlisting of applicants
- We thank all candidates for their interest however only qualified applicants will be shortlisted
Our take
Sales operation is notoriously every organisation’s noisiest department, and one that has seen relatively little innovation thus far. There has been a widening gap in efficiency and optimization for many of the functions that make up sales operations. Forma.ai, a compensation-focused AI software company, provides its customers with an avenue to improve general sales performance by enabling them to enhance sales performance activities through automation.
The company’s current niche focus is contrary to the wide-net approach that major industry players like Salesforce have taken, but Forma.ai is already proving to be a much needed product offering. It promises customers endless sales improvement solutions and implementation strategies - all using AI and end-to-end automation - and thus has secured several large clients such as TrustPilot, Autodesk, Redis, and Stryker.
The company has achieved impressive revenue growth amid rapid enterprise adoption of its platform, and is now focused on expanding its headcount, as well as accelerate product development and go-to-market initiatives to meet growing demand for its products.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2022
$45m
SERIES B
Mar 2021
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $58m
Company benefits
- Meaningful Compensation: In addition to being paid above the industry average, you’ll join in Forma.ai’s success with our employee equity plan.
- Healthcare with Benefits: Enjoy a healthcare benefits package that includes extended medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
- Unlimited + Min. Vacation: All Formadillos (cute, right?) are required to take a minimum of three weeks vacation. If you need more, just ask!
- Learning & Development: Access the resources you need to grow in your personal and professional life with a yearly training stipend.
- Flexible Working: North American employees can work from where they are most productive, whether that's in our Toronto HQ, from home, or a combination of both.
- Growth & Opportunity: Our rapid growth and novel approach is an opportunity to gain the kind of unique experience you can build a career on.
Company HQ
East Bayfront, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Nabeil Alazzam
(Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded Primer Business Solutions, before moving on to work as a Management Consultant at ZS Associates, and then serving as VP of Sales at Spoonity.
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