Staff Frontend Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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
• Translate complex compensation and operational workflows into scalable, extensible UI systems
• Define and standardize reusable frontend and data visualization patterns
• Partner with product and design to shape ambiguous problem spaces into scalable solutions
• Improve frontend performance, reliability, accessibility, and testing strategy
• Mentor and guide engineers across the team to raise technical quality
• Influence technical strategy, roadmap planning, and prioritization decisions

Requirements

• Deep experience building and scaling production web applications with React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
• Proven experience designing frontend architecture for complex, data-heavy applications
• Experience leading large frontend initiatives or platform-level efforts
• Expertise in component design, state management, and performance optimization
• Experience building dashboards, BI tools, or data visualization platforms
• Strong product instincts and ability to influence product direction
• Track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on enterprise SaaS platforms at scale
• Experience in compensation, finance, or workflow automation
• Experience building design systems or shared component libraries
• Familiarity with backend systems like Python/Django, Java/Springboot, or Postgres

About the Company

Forma.ai is a Series B startup revolutionizing how sales compensation is designed, managed, and optimized. We handle billions in annual managed commissions for market leaders like Edmentum, Stryker, and Autodesk.