Senior Software Engineer - Platforms Team
Join Forward Networks as a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and scale core backend services for our innovative platform.
Posted by employer 8 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer on the Platforms team at Forward Networks focuses on designing and developing backend services that enhance the performance and scalability of the company's innovative networking platform. Proficiency in Java, particularly with Spring, along with experience in containerization and Kubernetes, are essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over seven years of experience in full lifecycle software development, who thrive in collaborative environments. Forward's commitment to building groundbreaking technology is reflected in its diverse and skilled team.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Forward Networks's career page.
- Forward Networks has 20 other open roles including Engineering Manager, Senior Director, Product Engineering, Senior Accountant.
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- Typical Kubernetes salary we track runs $125,000–$200,000 (median $165,000, across 1267 roles). See Kubernetes salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer - Platforms Team role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Bengaluru, India.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer - Platforms Team role.
- Where is the role based?
- Forward Networks is hiring for this position in Bengaluru, India.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Java, Kubernetes, Spring.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Forward Networks targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer - Platforms Team role at Forward Networks.
From the original posting
Forward was founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, building the industry's first network digital twin: a mathematically accurate model of the production network. It's the foundation for autonomous networking, giving engineers and AI agents the ability to know the impact of every change before it touches production. That founding instinct still defines how we work. We're accurate and evidence-driven, relentless about clarity, and we'd rather be certain than comfortable, building a groundbreaking platform that transforms how teams run and secure networks across every major cloud and vendor environment.
Global leaders like Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell trust Forward, alongside fast-growing enterprises and government agencies, realizing an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits, according to IDC. Backed by top-tier investors, including A. Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, Omega Venture Partners, Section 32, and Threshold Ventures, and headquartered in Santa Clara, we're most proud of our team: curious people who'd rather build what doesn't exist than accept how things have always been done.
Forward is currently seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to work as part of our Platforms team. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and scaling the core backend services and infrastructure that support our SaaS and on-prem deployments. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the stability, performance, and scalability of our platform, helping to ensure an exceptional experience for our customers.
Responsibilities:
- Platform development: Contribute to the design and development of storage systems, job scheduling systems, data ingestion frameworks, monitoring frameworks etc to ensure high system performance and availability.
- Feature development: Build and maintain backend frameworks that support essential platform features
- Scalability & Reliability: Develop scalable, high-performing, and reliable services optimized for handling complex workloads, and high-traffic loads.
- Monitoring & Visibility: Develop and improve monitoring and logging frameworks to provide deep visibility into system performance, reliability, and application health.
Collaboration: Collaborate with cross functional teams across our US and India offices.
Read our blog to know more about the type of work we are doing: https://forwardnetworks.com/scaling/
Requirements:
- BS in Computer Science or related degree; MS or PhD preferred
- 7+ years of full lifecycle software development experience
- Deep expertise in Java (version 17 or later) and hands-on experience with Spring or other similar frameworks.
- Strong object-oriented design and development skills
- Hands on experience with containerization and Kubernetes
- Several years of backend experience with Java, C++ or similar languages
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience with REST APIs, as well as with frameworks such as Spring or Hibernate
- Big Data and NoSQL experience
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 in Bangalore, India.