Forward Networks is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s first network digital twin — a mathematically precise model of the production network that gives IT teams unmatched visibility, verification, and agility across every major cloud and vendor environment.

Our customers include global leaders such as Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, as well as fast-growing enterprises and government agencies. According to IDC, Forward Networks customers realize an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by world-class investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, and Threshold Ventures, Forward Networks offers a people-centric, innovative culture where brilliant minds are shaping the future of network reliability, security, and AI-ready operations.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Backend Software Engineer to join our Scaling team. In this pivotal role, you will lead the development of our product’s core components, ensuring they interact seamlessly with other services and systems. You will be instrumental in enhancing the efficiency of our core data structures and scaling our computational capabilities.We are seeking a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer (Security) to help drive adoption and understanding of Forward’s security capabilities across customers, partners, and the broader security community.

As a Senior Security TME, you will sit at the intersection of product and go-to-market execution. You will translate Forward’s differentiated security capabilities into compelling security workflows, technical content, and field enablement that resonate with security practitioners and decision-makers.

This is a non-quota-carrying, highly technical, and externally visible role with meaningful influence on product direction and market positioning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product Management to define, validate, and shape security-related capabilities and use cases.
• Design and evangelize customer workflows to realize the value of security features.
• Build and maintain lab environments to support demos, technical validation, and security use-case exploration.
• Develop high-quality technical collateral for internal audiences, including training materials, demo guides, and sales enablement content.
• Collaborate with Marketing to create external-facing assets such as whitepapers, solution briefs, blogs, presentations, and videos.
• Enable Sales and Solutions teams with security-focused demos, messaging, and technical training.
• Represent Forward Networks at customer meetings, webinars, and industry events, including security conferences and trade shows.
• Contribute thought leadership on network security trends and Forward’s role in modern security architectures.
• Gather field and market feedback to influence product roadmap and security positioning.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer, Sales Engineer, Security Engineer, or similar customer-facing technical role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise network security concepts, including firewall rules and security policy management.
• Experience working with complex enterprise networks across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform and familiarity with virtualization and containerized environments.
• Proven ability to build and operate lab environments for demos and technical validation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Networking, or a related field.
• Ability to work effectively across Product, Sales, and Marketing teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Attack Surface Management (ASM), Vulnerability Management, or related security platforms.
• Familiarity with Threat Intelligence, SIEM, or broader risk management workflows.
• Background in SOC operations, incident response, or Red Team activities.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and hands-on experience exploring AI-driven use cases in security or data analysis use cases.
• Working knowledge of Python or similar scripting languages.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration.
• Familiarity with Forward Networks or similar network visibility, verification, or analytics platforms.
• Experience presenting at conferences, webinars, or customer-facing technical events.

Why Forward Networks?

• Opportunity to shape how modern enterprises approach network security and risk reduction.
• Direct impact on product direction, security messaging, and customer success.
• Collaborative, high-caliber team with strong technical depth.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and long-term career growth.

We recognize that no single candidate will meet every preferred qualification. We encourage applicants with strong relevant experience and interest in the role to apply, even if they do not check every box.

The base pay range for this role is between $180,000 and $210,000. Base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location