Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/forwardnetworks/jobs/5931008003

Job Description: Forward Networks is currently seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to work as part of our Scaling team. The work will involve helping develop our product core by writing clean and solid code that interacts with our other services and components. Responsibilities include:

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
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
6+ years of full lifecycle software development experience
5+ years of backend experience with Java, C++ or similar systems languages
Strong object-oriented design and development skills
Demonstrated experience designing and optimizing algorithms for low latency, high throughput, and efficient resource usage in distributed environments.
Previous experience working on large scale distributed systems
Nice to Haves:

Proficiency with databases.
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.

The base pay range for this role is between $200,000 and $240,000. Base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location