Senior Software Development Engineer

Fortinet

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $139,000–$180,000 / yr
Posted: 119 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $160k

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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$188,962 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

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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 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $170,000–$219,000 across 43 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer

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As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will serve as a key resource on project teams to design and implement cloud solutions for FortiWeb products. Your daily responsibilities include performing hands-on bug fixes, developing and testing software, implementing new features based on specifications, and researching emerging technologies to enhance existing product directions or new initiatives. You will also be responsible for maintaining code within source control systems and completing technical documentation. The role requires proficiency in C, Golang, and Python, along with knowledge of Linux operating systems. You must have experience managing AWS services like EC2 and S3, Azure services such as Virtual Machines, and GCP services. Additional skills include private cloud management via OpenStack or CloudStack, familiarity with serverless functions, Kubernetes, and networking protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, and TLS.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $217725 from 74 postings across 8 companies.

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Skills

AWS Azure GCP Python C Linux OpenStack CloudFormation CloudStack TCP/IP DNS TLS Firewalls IPSec Load Balancing Source Control

What you'll do

Design and implement cloud solutions as a key resource on project teams.
Perform hands-on bug fixes for current FortiWeb products.
Develop, design, and test software specifically for FortiWeb.
Implement new features according to provided specifications and product goals.
Research and define new technologies to enhance existing or future products.
Re-evaluate the design and implementation of existing source code.
Maintain and document code using a source control system.
Create and complete technical documentation for the products.

What we're looking for

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent.
US citizenship is required.
Good programming skills in C, Golang, and Python.
Knowledge of operating systems including various flavors of Linux.
Experience managing common AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, CloudFormation, etc.).
Experience managing common Azure services (Virtual Machine, Database, Storage, Virtual Network, Azure Resource Manager, etc.).
Hands-on experience engineering and managing private cloud (OpenStack/CloudStack).
Familiarity with container skills such as Kubernetes (preferred); understanding of networking in cloud environments (preferred).

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