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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Forma.ai's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 45% of Forma.ai's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Forma.ai
- high 22 stale, 1 reposted of 22 open
- Hiring momentum
- 24 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Forma.ai's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Forma.ai.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Backend Engineer at Forma.ai, you will lead the technical direction and development of complex backend systems that span multiple teams. Your role involves designing and evolving backend services, architecting data models, and improving system reliability while mentoring other engineers. You will work closely with product and engineering leadership to translate business requirements into scalable designs, all while maintaining a hands-on approach to coding and system architecture.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Forma.ai as an employer.
What you need
- Extensive experience designing and building complex backend systems in production environments at scale.
- Strong product judgment and ability to learn customer domains deeply.
- Track record of leading architectural direction across multiple teams or domains.
- Ability to surface unarticulated risks and advocate for architectural improvements.
- Deep expertise in at least one production-grade backend language (e.g., Python, Java, Kotlin, Go, C#).
- Strong foundation in relational schema design, data modelling, and SQL.
Nice to have
- Experience building SaaS products serving mid-market or enterprise customers.
- Experience building rule-driven systems, validation workflows, or approval/governance platforms.
- Familiarity with AWS-based infrastructure and Kubernetes.
- Exposure to Sales Performance Management (SPM), RevOps, Incentive Compensation (ICM), or related domains.
What you get
- Meaningful compensation including employee stock ownership plan.
- Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, and paid parental leave.
- $750 yearly training stipend for learning and development.
- Opportunities for career growth as an individual contributor or people leader.
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting.
- The role requires a high degree of ownership and independent judgment, which may not suit everyone.
- The company emphasizes a collaborative environment, which may involve navigating differing perspectives.
- Most teams are in EST time zone, which may affect work-life balance for those in other time zones.
Summarised from Forma.ai's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Forma.ai on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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