Forward Networks is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Forward Networks is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to work on their Scaling team, developing the product core by writing clean code that interacts with other services and components. The role involves building pipelines for data ingestion, scaling computation, and developing new features based on network models.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related degree; MS preferred
• Strong object-oriented design and development skills
• Previous experience working on large scale distributed systems
• Proficient with algorithms and design for performance and scalability
• 3+ years of full lifecycle software development experience
• 3+ years of backend experience with Java, C++ or similar systems languages

Responsibilities

• Building a pipeline to ingest data from network devices, analyzing the data, and building a model of network behavior
• Scaling our computation by making the models more efficient
• Developing new product features that leverage the network model to answer user queries

Preferred Qualifications

• Database experience
• Experience with REST APIs, as well as with frameworks such as Spring or Hibernate