Staff Software Development Engineer

Fortinet•Sunnyvale, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Fortinet is calling for an experienced Staff Software Development Engineer who can think outside the box, has a logical approach to coding, and is looking to grow their career in the network security industry.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant work experience
Have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical program
Proficient in C language, proficient in development tools and environments under Linux, such as gcc gdb libc, etc., able to understand GNU Makefile.
Solid knowledge of the HTTP/HTTPS/HTTP2 protocol.
Familiarity with network firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, SSL, WAF, ADC.
Experience with Linux systems and networking related troubleshooting.
Hands-on experience with developing in common web servers and proxies(like Nginx/Apache/Haproxy)
Understanding of Web technologies like HTML/CSS/Javascript/JSON/XML, and common Web security issues like OWASP top 10, including SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, MITM, DoS.
Experience with popular security detecting, penetration testing, web crawling tools is a plus, like ModSecurity, Snort, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Metasploit, Sqlmap, Selenium, Puppeteer, etc.
High self-learning abilities
US citizenship is required

Responsibilities

Developing and enhancing features in signature engine, header security, CSRF, WAF scripting, API security, Bot mitigation and so on
Enhance debugging and unit testing tools for Web security features
Keep abreast of the latest Web security events and provide expertise on Web security event response and internal training
Work with the Cloud and Intelligence teams to improve the features and intelligence DB in cloud deployment, especially on false positive and evasion cases
Work with the Product Management teams on the product roadmaps, new features design, and product certifications
Work with R&D and QA throughout the product development lifecycle to deliver high quality features
Research new technologies and common tools in the industry and be able to devise new solution