Software Development Engineer

Fortinet

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $100,000–$120,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 116 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $124,400–$185,936 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $110k versus about $155k 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 · Software Development Engineer

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As a Software Development Engineer, you will join the engineering team to develop and maintain cloud-based software solutions focused on scalability, reliability, and performance. Your primary responsibilities include building high-performance security data analytics platforms, participating in system design discussions, and collaborating with developers, QA engineers, and DevOps teams. You will research emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions to improve system performance. The role requires proficiency in Golang, Java, or Python, along with experience deploying applications in cloud environments like GCP, AWS, or Azure. You must understand distributed systems, microservices architecture, and containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Additionally, you will work with database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL databases to solve complex technical problems within the security data analytics domain.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $197750 from 81 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

Golang Java Python AWS GCP Azure Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL MySQL NoSQL Microservices Distributed Systems Containerization

What you'll do

Develop and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance cloud-based software solutions.
Build high-performance security data analytics platforms.
Participate in system design discussions and contribute to technical decision-making.
Improve overall system performance, reliability, and scalability.
Research emerging technologies and propose innovative technical solutions.
Deploy applications in cloud environments using containerization and orchestration tools.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
Solid software development experience with Golang, Java, or Python.
Proven experience developing and deploying applications in cloud environments like GCP, AWS, or Azure.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL databases.
Positive team attitude, strong communication skills, and high self-motivation.

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