Principal Embedded Software Development Engineer
About The Position
We are seeking a Principal Embedded Software Development Engineer to join our team. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining software features for current and future products, with a specific focus on the switch-controller related features of the FortiGate/FortiSwitch product line. You will be responsible for hands-on bug fixing for current products, implementing high-quality software features on schedule, and optimizing code for performance and resource efficiency. Additionally, you will review code changes from other team members to ensure quality, and collaborate within and outside your team to understand and analyze approaches. Effective communication, both verbal and written, is essential for this role.
Requirements
- Minimum of 13 years’ experience in software engineering.
- Strong C/Linux experience is essential.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, switching and routing
- Familiarity with L2 features such as STP, RSTP, LACP, LLDP, VLAN
- Familiarity with L3 features such as BGP, OSPF
- Experience with socket programming.
- Experience with Linux kernel and driver development.
- Experience with ARM and x86 architectures in a multi process/thread programming environment
- Familiar with system installations, configurations, and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of scripting languages: Shell and Python
- Knowledge of general QA procedures and methodologies as well as software development fundamentals.
- Familiarity with embedded switch or router real time operating system architecture
Nice To Haves
- Experience with firewalls is a plus
- Experience in using libcurl for formulating REST API calls is a plus
- Experience with JSON data objects and their creation and parsing semantics is a plus
- Familiarity with, CAPWAP, HTTPS tunnel is plus
Responsibilities
- Design, Develop and maintain software features on current and future products.
- Responsible for the development of the switch-controller related features of the FortiGate/ FortiSwitch product line.
- Hands on in bug fixing current products.
- Implement software features of high quality and on schedule.
- Optimize code for performance and resource efficiency
- Review other team members’ code changes to ensure good quality
- Collaborate within and outside team to understand and analyze the approaches
- Communicate effectively, both verbal and written.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- 11 paid holidays
- vacation time
- sick time
- comprehensive leave program
- Fortinet equity program
- Bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
