Principal Engineering Manager, Forward Networks

Platform

$200-240k

AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Java
Azure
Spring
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Santa Clara, CA

Forward Networks

Mathematically-accurate network modeling

Open for applications

Forward Networks

Mathematically-accurate network modeling

101-200 employees

B2BSecurityEnterpriseSaaSAPI

Open for applications

$200-240k

AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Java
Azure
Spring
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Santa Clara, CA

101-200 employees

B2BSecurityEnterpriseSaaSAPI

Company mission

To transform networks to be agile, predictable, and secure.

Company mission

To transform networks to be agile, predictable, and secure.

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

95% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

The rapid flow of data from inside and outside organisations has rendered top-down planning difficult, and often ineffective, especially in an enterprise network setting. Forward Networks provides a solution by creating digital twins of a company's network architecture so planners and developers can see how their activities will affect operations across the entire network.

Although digital twinning is relatively new, there is already intense competition for this space. Forward Networks has carved out a unique niche in focusing on enterprise networks rather than the organisation as a whole, a focus which is needed given the complexity of modern hybrid networks which can span several cloud environments.

In 2023, Forward Networks completed a Series D funding round led by MSD Partners, with participation from Goldman Sachs, one of its long-term customers. This investment has supported the business in further developing its product, expand the services available to its customers, and scaling its core team.

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Benefits

  • We offer top-grade insurance, with medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family.
  • Vacations, holidays, family days. With no tracked time off, you can go as long as it’s okay with your manager.
  • We’re an agile team and early-stage company with plenty of opportunities to grow, as a company and as individuals.
  • Every team member receives a compensation package that includes equity, so we can grow together.

Company values

  • We're not like other start-ups
  • Our diversity makes us stronger
  • We're proud of our people

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jan 2023

$50m

SERIES D

Oct 2019

$35m

SERIES C

Total funding: $112.5m

This company has top investors

Leadership

David Erickson

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Was Director of Course Content and Instructor at SDN Academy, a Graduate Research Assistant at Stanford University and Member of Technical Staff at big switch networks.

Brandon Heller

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Was Director of Course Content and Instructor at SDN Academy. Prior to that, they interned at Google, Hewlett-Packard and Emerson Motor Company.

Nikhil Handigol

(Co-Founder)

Was Director of Course Content and Instructor at SDN Academy, as well as a Member of Technical Staff at ON.Lab and Research Assistant at Stanford University.

Peyman Kazemian

(Co-Founder)

Was Director of Course Content and Instructor at SDN Academy, and a Researcher and Teaching Assistant at Stanford University. Also in terned at Google and Ericsson.

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