Software Engineer - Apps Team

Forward Networks is revolutionizing the way large networks are managed. The Forward Enterprise platform delivers a vendor-agnostic "digital twin" of the network, based on a mathematical model. The platform scales to support hundreds of thousands of network devices, whether cloud, hybrid cloud, or on-prem. It serves as a single source of truth for the network, enabling network operators to instantly verify security posture, accelerate troubleshooting, avoid outages, and modernize network management.

Over the past few years, Forward Networks has received tremendous industry recognition, including “Cool Vendor in Enterprise Networking” by Gartner, “Product of the Year” by Cloud Computing, “Enterprise Cloud Computing Software of the Year,” and has been named to Fortune’s 2022 “Best Workplaces in the Bay Area” list.

The company was founded by four Stanford PhD graduates who saw a massive opportunity to improve network operations. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Threshold Ventures, and Goldman Sachs.

We're currently seeking a Java Server Software Engineer to work as part of our Apps - Server team. The work will involve developing our web server, REST APIs, and product core by writing clean and solid code that interacts with our other services and components.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing new product features that leverage the network model to help users: visualize their network, understand how it behaves, see how it has evolved, answer specific questions, and plan changes
• Designing the data model for new product features
• Proposing and implementing REST APIs to support the Forward Networks web application and to publish to customers
• Constructively reviewing product designs, technical design documents, and code changes

Requirements:

• At least three years of full lifecycle software development experience
• Expertise in Java
• Considerable experience with a dependency injection framework such as Guice or Spring and a talent for writing (and refactoring) code for testability
• Deep understanding of REST API design fundamentals and best practices
• Proficiency in SQL and relational database schema design
• Strong object-oriented design and development skills
• Familiarity with the principles of functional programming
• Good communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience with the Spring Web MVC framework or Spring Boot
• Some experience with other JVM languages such as Groovy, Kotlin, or Scala
• Some experience with TypeScript or modern JavaScript

NOTE: experience in the networking domain is NOT a requirement for this role but is a plus.

 This position is a regular, full-time opportunity with Forward Networks in Santa Clara, CA.