Formaaiinc

Staff Frontend Engineer

Toronto, Canada · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaReactDjangoPostgreSQLAWSDockerData VisualizationDesign SystemsAccessibilityRoadmappingLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

There are many complex and difficult areas across the product, especially across frontend architecture and user experience, because of high data volumes, wide configurability, complex business logic, and mission-critical operational workflows.
We are low on meetings and high on accountability.
Most of the team is in the EST timezone, with some teammates in PST and Central.

You'll operate as a frontend technical leader, working across teams to drive alignment, set standards, and solve complex, ambiguous problems in a highly configurable, data-intensive product.
You'll partner closely with product, design, engineering, and leadership to define not just what we build, but how we build it - ensuring our frontend systems are scalable, consistent, and built for long-term velocity.
You will lead the design and development of foundational frontend systems, influence product and platform strategy, and help the team navigate complexity in workflows, automation, reporting, and data exploration at scale.
Lead the architecture and evolution of Forma's frontend systems, patterns, and best practices.
Drive large, cross-cutting frontend initiatives spanning multiple product areas and teams.
Partner with product and design to shape ambiguous problem spaces into clear, scalable solutions.

Proven experience designing frontend architecture and systems for complex, data-heavy, configurable applications.
Experience leading large frontend initiatives or platform-level efforts across teams.
Strong product instincts and the ability to influence product direction through technical insight.
Experience working with complex workflows, automation systems, APIs, or policy-driven platforms.
A track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across a team or organization.

Experience working on enterprise SaaS platforms at scale.
Experience in compensation, finance, workflow automation, analytics, or operational tooling.
Familiarity with backend systems (Python/Django, Java/Springboot, APIs, Postgres).
Experience influencing or defining engineering strategy at the team or org level.
Technologies we use
Frontend: JavaScript, React, TypeScript
Backend: Java/Springboot, Django, Postgres
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker

Forma.ai is a Series B startup that's revolutionizing how sales compensation is designed, managed and optimized.

Work well, together. We're real. We have kids and pets. Mortgages and student loans. We're 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 isn't customer-facing, we're all customer-focused. Maybe even slightly customer-obsessed.
Engineers on this team build the application our customers and internal teams use to configure, operate, manage, and visualize complex incentive compensation workflows.
The work is not just about building screens; it is about helping users understand, act on, and trust complex compensation data and operational processes.
We are far from maintenance or simple progressive evolution in many areas; there is a lot of room to make a meaningful impact on the overall user experience, product architecture, and frontend design patterns.
What you'll be doing
Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the Staff Frontend Engineer will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction, architecture, and long-term evolution of Forma's customer-facing and internal operations experiences.

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