# Senior Software Engineer, Java - Network Team

**Company:** [Forward Networks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/forward-networks)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, TCP/IP, BGP, Ospf, Is-Is, Ipv4, Ipv6, Mpls, Vlan, Vxlan, Distributed Systems, Big Data, Search
**Posted:** 2026-08-27

> Senior Java software engineer contributing to network device modeling, configuration infrastructure, and network automation systems. Requires at least five years of software development experience, strong Java skills, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Bring software development practices and ideas to the networking industry.
- Contribute to the codebase, systems, and software architecture as part of the engineering team.
- Create and optimize network device models for different vendors and protocols.
- Build infrastructure to configure, collect data from, and test network devices.
- Collaborate with experts in networking, distributed systems, big data, and search.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- 3+ years of Java development experience.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field.
- Strong software engineering experience with large codebases.
- Basic understanding of networking and TCP/IP.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

## Nice to Have
- Working knowledge of switches, routers, firewalls, or load balancers.
- Experience with networking protocols including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, VLAN, and VXLAN.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Regular, full-time position.
- Onsite role in Bangalore, India.

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