Principal Embedded Software Developer

Fortinet•Sunnyvale, CA

11h•$166,000 - $203,000

About The Position

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience in Networking related software development
Strong C/C++ experience in Unix/Linux environment is essential.
Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, switching and routing.
Understanding of workings of Broadcom or Marvell or other switching ASICs in an Ethernet switch.
Knowledge in packet flow theory, queueing and scheduling
Experience in implementing L2/L3 features such as LACP, STP, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, LLDP, TRILL, 802.1X, Private VLAN, VxLAN, Openflow, Open vSwitch, etc.
Experience with multi process/thread programming using Posix and System V.
Familiar with system installations, configurations, and assistance in troubleshooting customer networks.
Knowledge of scripting languages: Shell, Python a plus
Knowledge of general QA procedures and methodologies as well as software development fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

Experience with firewalls and embedded systems are a plus.
Experience with Linux kernel and driver development is plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain software components on current and future networking related products.
Hands on in bug fixing current products.
Work closely with hardware team to deliver high quality products
Implement software features of high quality and on schedule.
Communicate effectively, both verbal and written.