Staff Software Developer

Job Responsibilities

Design, build, and enhance the FortiSASE platform, focusing on scalability, reliability, and the integration of AI-driven features.
Work collaboratively with engineering teams and cross-functional product groups to architect, develop, and maintain core product capabilities.
Innovate with team members to develop new solutions, including AI/ML applications, across areas such as network security configuration, telemetry analytics, data persistence, and RESTful API design.
Research and evaluate emerging technologies, particularly in AI and automation, and drive their adoption into the product where appropriate.
Collaborate with operations teams to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in staging and production environments using modern observability and AI-assisted tools.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience in the network and/or cloud security domain.
• Strong programming expertise in Python and Golang, with the ability to build scalable and maintainable systems.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, and Docker Compose.
• Deep knowledge of network telemetry pipelines, leveraging technologies such as Kafka and time-series databases, with experience applying AI/ML techniques for anomaly detection, predictive analytics, or intelligent alerting.
• Familiarity with modern AI development tooling and workflows, such as data pipelines, feature engineering, model deployment, monitoring, and MLOps practices.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms and APIs, including AWS, GCP and OpenStack; experience with AI/ML services in cloud environments is a plus.
• Prominent ability to analyze complex technical problems, perform effective troubleshooting, and apply creative, data-driven problem-solving under pressure.
• Self-motivated, strong analytical thinker with a passion for solving challenging problems and leveraging AI to drive innovation and efficiency.

About Our Team

Join our team, known for its collaborative ethos, working seamlessly with global customers, internal engineering teams and product development groups. Our team culture emphasizes continuous learning, innovation, and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. We embrace Fortinet’s core values of openness, teamwork and innovation, fostering an environment where team members support each other, share knowledge, and leverage AI to solve complex technical challenges.

Why Join Us

• We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply.
• We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being.
• Embark on a challenging, enjoyable, and rewarding career journey with Fortinet.
• Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.

About Us

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@fortinet.com. Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.