This role pays more than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$170,000–$240,437
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$220k
versus about
$205k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
Staff Engineer - AI Agent will join a cybersecurity team to build an AI-driven operations platform designed for high-stakes workflows. This role involves end-to-end ownership of complex system features, where you will architect and scale backend systems, integrate LLMs and GenAI components into production pipelines, and develop robust data flows like event streams and message queues. You will focus on building trustworthy AI delivery through prompt orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning, and guardrails to support SOC/NOC capabilities. The role requires proficiency in Python or Go, experience with REST, WebSocket, or GraphQL APIs, and knowledge of Postgres or graph databases. Candidates should possess skills in distributed systems, observability, and potentially JavaScript or TypeScript for building real-time dashboards. You will solve technical challenges involving automated reasoning and human-AI collaboration within a security-sensitive environment.
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