diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_checks_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_checks_backend.yml
index 9557ebc3..832e28a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_checks_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_checks_backend.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ on:
       - 'data/**'
       - 'Dockerfile-pg'
       - 'init_pg.sql'
-      - 'docker-compose.yml'
+      - 'docker compose.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -30,49 +29,90 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11.4'
 
+  run-formatter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: setup
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Run Ruff Formatter in Docker
         run: |
           cd data
-          docker-compose run --rm formatter
-        continue-on-error: true
+          docker compose run --rm formatter
+
+  run-linter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: setup
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Run Ruff Linter in Docker
         run: |
           cd data
-          docker-compose run --rm linter
-        continue-on-error: true
+          docker compose run --rm linter
+
+  build-project:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: setup
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build vacant-lots-proj
         run: |
           cd data
-          docker-compose build vacant-lots-proj
+          docker compose build vacant-lots-proj
 
-      - name: Build data-fetcher
-        run: |
-          cd data
-          docker-compose build data-fetcher
+  run-services:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-project
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Run all services
         run: |
           cd data
-          docker-compose up -d
+          docker compose up -d
+
+  check-build-status:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: run-services
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Check build status
         if: failure()
         run: |
           echo "One or more services failed to build and run."
           exit 1
-
       - name: Report success
         if: success()
         run: echo "All services built and ran successfully."
 
+  check-lint-format-status:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [run-formatter, run-linter]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Check formatter and linter status
         if: failure()
         run: |
           echo "Formatting or linting issues found. Please fix the issues."
           exit 1
-
       - name: Formatter and linter success
         if: success()
         run: echo "Formatting and linting passed successfully."
diff --git a/data/docker-compose.yml b/data/docker-compose.yml
index ee2ef334..562478d1 100644
--- a/data/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/data/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       context: .
     volumes:
       - ./src:/usr/src/app
-    command: sh -c "pip install ruff && ruff /usr/src/app --fix --exclude '/usr/src/app/data/src/awkde/'"
+    command: sh -c "pip install ruff && ruff format --exclude '/usr/src/app/awkde/'"
     network_mode: 'host'
 
   linter:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
       context: .
     volumes:
       - ./src:/usr/src/app
-    command: sh -c "pip install ruff && ruff check /usr/src/app --exclude '/usr/src/app/data/src/awkde/'"
+    command: sh -c "pip install ruff && ruff check --fix --exclude '/usr/src/app/awkde/'"
     network_mode: 'host'
 
   streetview: