Fortinet Principal Software Engineer 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

252565161

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the FortiCNAPP platform and customer value proposition.
• Design, develop, and maintain the infrastructure for our graph based engine powering risk insights
• Closely work with Machine Learning Engineers and Data Scientists to design and enable product features
• Optimize performance and reliability for our graph engine
• Enhance observability of our applications by implementing robust logging, monitoring, and tracing solutions to facilitate debugging and ensure system reliability.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform and GitHub Actions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other Engineering, Product Management, Support, Sales teams as well as Customers to drive successful delivery.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve our product.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantitative field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or another related field)
• 10+ years of experience developing cloud-native applications
• Experience and knowledge of Graph databases such as Neo4j, Memgraph, GraphQL etc
• Backend Development: Strong foundation in backend engineering principles, including API design, performance optimization, and observability
• Cloud Architecture: Experience building and scaling cloud-native applications in at least one of the major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)—familiarity with concepts like IAM, managed services, and cloud cost optimization is a plus.
• DevOps: Proficiency in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Cloud Security: Knowledge of cloud security and compliance frameworks is a bonus.
• Go: Familiarity with Go is a plus but
  not
  required—we’re confident it can be learned on the job.
• Apache Airflow: Familiarity with Airflow is a big plus

What We Offer

• A chance to work with a highly skilled, collaborative team.
• Opportunities to solve challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing field of cloud security.

Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.