Fortinet Principal Software Development Engineer 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

372487696

As a Principal Software Development Engineer, you will:

• Develop and maintain software components on current and future networking related products.
• Be hands - on in bug fixing current products.
• Work closely with hardware team to deliver high quality products.
• Implement software features of high quality and on schedule.
• Communicate effectively, both verbal and written.

We Are Looking for:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Networking related software development.
• B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; M.S. preferred.
• Strong C/C++ experience in Unix/Linux environment is essential.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, switching and routing.
• Understanding of the workings of Broadcom or Marvell or other Ethernet switching ASICs / PHY chips.
• Knowledge in packet flow theory, queueing and scheduling.
• Experience in implementing L2/L3 features such as LACP, STP, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, LLDP, TRILL, 802.1X, Private VLAN, VxLAN, Openflow, Open vSwitch, etc.
• Experience with multi process/thread programming using Posix and System V.
• Familiar with system installations, configurations, and assistance in troubleshooting customer networks.
• Knowledge of scripting languages: Shell, Python a plus.
• Knowledge of general QA procedures and methodologies as well as software development fundamentals.
• Experience with firewalls and embedded systems is a plus.
• Experience with Linux kernel and driver development is a plus.