This role pays more than
50%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$223,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$205k
versus about
$199k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Fortinet
Fortinet is a US-based cybersecurity company best known for its FortiGate next-generation firewalls. It sells a broad security platform spanning network security, SD-WAN, endpoint protection, cloud security, and SIEM/SOC operations.
Fortinet currently has
43 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$179,000–$219,000
across 35 roles with salary data.
The Principal Software Developer Engineer joins the FortiSwitch team to develop and maintain software components for current and future products. This role focuses on developing networking features for the FortiSwitch Virtual Machine product line and Marvell CPSS SDK work for VM/HW platforms, including hands-on bug fixing and collaborating with hardware teams. The position requires extensive experience in C/C++ within Unix/Linux environments, Linux kernel programming, system calls, and custom device drivers. Candidates must possess expertise in Marvell switching ASICs, Ethernet switch/router SDKs, and virtualization environments like KVM and VMware. Key technical skills include multi-process/thread programming and implementing L2/L3 features such as STP, OSPF, BGP, and QoS. The role addresses networking challenges involving TCP/IP protocols, firewalls, switching, routing, and embedded systems while utilizing Shell or Python for scripting tasks.
Linux
C
C++
Golang
Python
Docker
Kubernetes
Microservices
Distributed Systems
DOCSIS
CMTS
vCMTS
Broadband Access
Network Infrastructure
Telemetry
Event-driven Architecture