Senior Software Engineer, Java - Network Team

BengaluruFull-time$175k–$200k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-09

On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Develop and optimize network device models, infrastructure for device configuration/testing, and software architecture for network management and security.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Builds

Network device models, configuration/testing infrastructure, and software systems for network management

Domain

Networking, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Java, Software Architecture, Large Code Base Management, Networking Fundamentals, TCP/IP

Preferred skills

Switch/Routing/Firewall/Load Balancer internals, BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS, VLAN, VXLAN

Responsibilities

Contribute to code base and software architecture, Create and optimize network device models for different vendors and protocols, Build infrastructure to configure, collect and test network devices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Forward Networks

Series D50 Employees

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.