Embedded Software Developer

Fortinet•Burnaby, BC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Fortinet is looking for C Developers with a passion to improve and expand the rich feature set of our FortiGate firewall. You will join a dedicated team that is creating a compelling and innovative Unified Threat Management feature set (Anti-Virus, Web Filter, Data Leak Prevention and Anti-Spam). You love tackling challenging problems and take pride in writing clean, well thought-out code. You use and create tools that improve development processes, allowing you to focus on development. Most of all, you are driven to learn and grow -- making your work rewarding and FortiGate the best it can be for our users.

Requirements

3+ years of C/C++ experience
Capable of switching focus in various situations and applying themselves to quickly learning new technologies and adopting new methodologies
Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Experience developing software in a Linux or UNIX-like environment
Experience with TCP/IP, firewalls, application-layer network software
The ideal candidate has good knowledge of TCP/IP, POSIX APIs, and has a strong grasp of sockets.
Experience using source control software (SVN, git or others)

Nice To Haves

Understanding of networking and security concepts
Experience with scripting is a plus (shell, Python, Perl)
Basic understanding of Linux or UNIX-like server/system management

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain software that drives our UTM feature set
Stay on top of new developments in application-layer protocols and software development and suggest improvements within the team
Promote best practices within the team and organization
Provide product improvement suggestions while using Fortinet firewalls on a daily basis
Research, investigate and define new areas of technology to enhance existing product or new product directions; re-evaluate the design and implementation of current source code