Fortinet Principal Embedded Software Developer 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

961639823

As a Principal Embedded Software Developer, you will:

• Develop and maintain software components on current and future products.
• Be responsible for the development of the networking-related features of the FortiSwitch product line.
• Mentor 1-2 junior developers in feature development
• Take a hands on in bug fixing current products.
• Implement software features of high quality and on schedule.
• Communicate effectively, both verbal and written.

We Are Looking For:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Networking, particularly in switching, related embedded software development.
• B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; M.S. preferred.
• Experience in implementing L2/L3 features such as STP, DHCP, LACP, LLDP, MC-LAG, Private VLAN, L2/L3 Multicast, EVPN, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, TRILL 803.1X, Port Extension, Switch Stacking, Open vSwitch.
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP networking, switching and routing.
• Understanding of workings of Broadcom/Marvell/RealTek switching ASICs in an Ethernet switch/router.
• Strong C/C++ experience in Unix/Linux environment is essential.
• Experience with ARM, PPC and x86 architectures in a multi process/thread programming environment
• Familiarity with system installations, configurations, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of scripting languages: Shell, Ruby, Python a plus.
• Understanding of general QA procedures and methodologies as well as software development fundamentals.
• Experience with firewalls is a plus
• Experience with Linux kernel and driver development is plus.