Software Development Engineer
Fortinet
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This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $185,300–$244,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $215k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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.
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At a glance
As a Staff Software Development Engineer (SASE-MSSP), you will develop and maintain software components for networking products while designing and implementing scalable features on a next-generation security platform ready for cloud native deployment. Your daily responsibilities include fixing bugs, collaborating with DevOps and QA teams to ensure high quality, and profiling, optimizing, and tuning management, control, and dataplane systems for efficient cloud operation. You will utilize Python for programming and debugging while leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and other container orchestration or traffic steering platforms. The role requires expertise in microservice architectures, distributed systems, load balancing, and global network infrastructure. Technical requirements include knowledge of Firewall, IPSec, SSL, IdP, TLS, DNS, CASB, SDN, and TCP/IP networking. Experience with Go and C/C++ is also valued for this specialized security platform role.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?
Median $217725 from 77 postings across 8 companies.
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