Senior Software Development Engineer

Fortinet

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$130,000–$170,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
116 days ago
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This role pays less than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $149,262–$181,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $165k 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 102 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$183,000 across 77 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer

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The Senior Software Development Engineer will lead product roadmaps, design new features, and manage product certifications while collaborating with R&D and QA teams throughout the development lifecycle. This role involves developing pre- and post-sales tools and environments while researching new technologies to devise innovative solutions. Candidates must possess strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with specific expertise in C programming within a Linux environment. Required technical competencies include network programming using sockets, multi-process/pthread, and signals, alongside familiarity with TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, SSL, ICMP, ARP, and Ethernet. Preferred experience includes working with network security products like Firewalls, IPS, ADC, or WAF, as well as using debug tools like gdb, valgrind, and perf for performance tuning and system maintenance.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $197750 from 81 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

C Linux Network Programming TCP/IP UDP HTTP SSL ICMP ARP Ethernet gdb valgrind perf Firewall IPS ADC WAF Multi-process pthread, s Signal Performance Tuning

What you'll do

  • Lead product roadmaps, new feature designs, and product certifications.
  • Coordinate with R&D and QA teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Develop pre-sales and post-sales tools and environments.
  • Research new technologies and trends to devise innovative solutions.
  • Write clear technical documentation and specifications.
  • Perform performance tuning and debugging using tools like gdb and valgrind.

What we're looking for

  • B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
  • 3+ years of software development work experience.
  • Strength in C programming in a Linux environment.
  • Experience in network programming (sockets, read/write/send/recv), multi-process/pthread, and signal.
  • Familiarity with Linux operating system (file system, shell, ssh, mount, chroot, etc.) and protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, SSL, ICMP, ARP, Ethernet).
  • 2+ years of networking related development experience under Linux environment (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Linux debug tools (gdb, valgrind, perf), network security products, and performance tuning (preferred).

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