Software Engineer – C Developer

To support BroadForward’s growing business we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer (full-time or part-time) to join our team based in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

Join our team at BroadForward. When progress matters to you!

BroadForward is a fast-growing, award-winning provider of intelligent signaling software for mobile networks. We deliver high‑performance routing, interworking, security, and number portability solutions across 3G, 4G, 5G, Fixed, Wi Fi, and M2M/IoT networks.

We are proud of our open, no-nonsense culture and short communication lines. Our team works closely together to achieve maximum agility and flexibility, while maintaining high standards of quality and professionalism.

Your role

At BroadForward, you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing our software solution that runs at the heart of mobile signaling networks worldwide. You’ll translate system requirements and technical specifications into designs that meet demanding performance, scalability, and reliability targets, and you’ll continuously look for ways to make our products faster, leaner, and more robust. What matters most is your ability to learn, adapt, and grow in a fast-moving environment.

What you’ll be doing

You will work as part of an agile team to design, develop, and maintain mission-critical telecommunications signaling software. Your day-to-day activities typically include:

• Designing, developing, and enhancing our high-performance, multi-threaded, real-time software solution based on Linux.
• Analyzing system requirements and technical specifications to develop software designs that meet performance, scalability, and reliability targets.
• Continuously identifying potential performance bottlenecks and implementing optimizations to improve software performance, responsiveness, and efficiency.
• Implementing real-time data processing and communication mechanisms to ensure timely and accurate delivery of telecommunications services.
• Investigating and resolving software-related issues reported by customers or internal teams.
• Integrating our product suite with cloud environments and the associated operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) tools.
• Writing clean, efficient and maintainable code, applying secure coding practices throughout, and debugging and resolving defects to safeguard software quality.
• Creating solution descriptions (SDs) for new tickets and creating and updating tickets on the product backlog to report on progress.
• Enhancing the automated test suite by adding tests that validate the new code being delivered.
• Participating in code reviews, design reviews, unit testing, and integration testing to ensure reliability, robustness, and compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional colleagues (product managers, architects, and testers) to ensure seamless integration of software components and alignment with project goals.
• Providing technical support and guidance, and staying up to date with the latest technologies, trends, and best practices in telecommunications software development.

Your mandate

This is a role with real engineering ownership. As part of the team, you can request reviews, enforce coding and security standards, and propose improvements that enhance quality, performance, and efficiency.

Ideal candidate

We’re not expecting you to check every box; what’s important to us is your mindset, experience, and willingness to learn and grow. Here’s what we think will set you up for success:

Background & approach

• A BSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience (preferred).
• A self‑motivated and proactive software engineer who thrives in a collaborative team environment, takes initiative within established team practices, and aligns with our proven architecture, tooling, and mission‑critical engineering standards.

**Core skills