Shape Forma.ai’s Spark-based data platform through backend architecture, data modeling, and reliable systems development. This staff-level role carries broad technical ownership.

Reporting to the Manager of Data Platform, you will lead complex platform features and model hierarchical, graph-like, and enterprise data. The work spans backend services, SQL, Spark, observability, and production reliability. You will help translate nuanced business requirements into scalable designs while influencing architecture and product direction.

Key Responsibilities

Design and evolve backend services powering product workflows

Architect hierarchical and graph-based enterprise data models

Drive tradeoffs among extensibility, performance, and operational simplicity

Improve observability,



testing, and production reliability

Mentor engineers and strengthen backend engineering standards

Requirements

Significant experience building complex production backend systems

Expertise in a production-grade backend language

Solid relational schema design, data modeling, and SQL

Background with Spark or other ETL frameworks

Experience improving distributed or data-intensive systems

Bring architectural judgment, backend expertise, and data-platform leadership to Forma.ai’s complex sales compensation technology.

📌 Staff Backend Engineer Data Platform (Winnipeg)
🏢 Forma.ai
📍 Winnipeg