Staff Software Development Engineer (SASE-MSSP)

FortinetSunnyvale, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being. Embark on a challenging, enjoyable, and rewarding career journey with Fortinet. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.

Requirements

  • Rich experience in cloud based product related software development and cross-platform development
  • Strong knowledge and experiences and hands-on programming skills in Python, and debugging skills;
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration and traffic steering platforms
  • Strong understanding of principles of DevOps and Continuous Delivery
  • Good understanding of cloud-based product design's considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing.
  • Good knowledge in Firewall, IPSec, SSL, IdP, TLS, DNS, CASB, SDN, and TCP/IP networking
  • US citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

  • Knowledge of Go and C/C++ is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain software components on current and future networking related products.
  • Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features and infrastructure on our next-generation security platform ready for cloud native deployment
  • Hands on in bug fixing current products.
  • Work closely with DevOps and QA team to deliver high quality products
  • Profile, optimize and tune systems software (management/control/dataplane) for efficient cloud operation
  • Implement software features of high quality and on schedule.
  • 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
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