Senior Java Software Engineer – Apps Team

About the role

Forward is seeking a Java Backend Software Engineer to join the Apps – Server team. You will develop the web server, REST APIs, and core product components, writing clean, testable code that integrates with other services.

Key responsibilities

• Develop new product features that leverage the network model to help users visualize, understand, and plan changes to their networks.
• Design the data model for new product features.
• Propose and implement REST APIs to support the Forward web application and expose functionality to customers.
• Constructively review product designs, technical design documents, and code changes.

Required profile

• 5+ years of full‑lifecycle software development experience.
• Expertise in Java (version 17 or above).
• Strong experience with a dependency‑injection framework such as Guice or Spring and a focus on testable code.
• Deep understanding of REST API design fundamentals and best practices.
• Proficiency in SQL and relational database schema design.
• Strong object‑oriented design and development skills.
• Familiarity with functional programming principles.
• Good communication skills.

Required skills

• Java (v17+)
• Guice
• Spring (including Spring Boot and Spring Web MVC)
• REST API design
• SQL
• Relational database schema design
• Object‑oriented design
• Functional programming
• Groovy
• Kotlin
• Scala
• TypeScript
• JavaScript