or apply directly on Forward 's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Forward 's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 21% of Forward 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Forward
- high 11 stale, 0 reposted of 19 open
- Hiring momentum
- 26 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Forward 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Forward .
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Network team at Forward, you will contribute to the development and optimization of network device models and infrastructure. You will collaborate with experts in networking and distributed systems, enhancing the software architecture and code base while applying your Java expertise to real-world networking challenges.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Forward as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of work experience in software development
- 3+ years of work experience with Java
- BS in Computer Science or related degree
- Solid software engineering experience with large code bases
- Basic understanding of networking and TCP/IP
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of how switches, routers, firewalls or load balancers work.
- Experience working with networking protocols such as BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS, VLAN, VXLAN, etc.
Worth weighing
- Position requires being in the office, which may not suit all candidates.
- No specific salary or benefits mentioned in the posting.
Summarised from Forward 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Forward on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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