Staff Software Development Engineer

As a Staff Software Development Engineer (Staff SDE) you will play a key technical leadership role driving architecture design and development of complex systems. Youll partner with engineering leadership and crossfunctional teams to deliver highquality software while mentoring and guiding other engineers.

This is a handson role requiring deep technical expertise systemlevel thinking and a passion for solving hard problems at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of largescale distributed systems or missioncritical components
• Set technical direction and establish best practices for architecture coding testing and deployment
• Collaborate with Product QA and other teams to drive highimpact projects from concept to completion
• Break down complex problems propose solutions and make sound engineering tradeoffs
• Review code mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence across the team
• Continuously improve system performance reliability and maintainability
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies bringing fresh ideas to the team

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
• 5 years of software development experience with a proven track record of technical leadership
• Backend Development:Strong foundation in backend engineering principles including API design performance optimization and observability
• Strong system design and architecture skills for scalable highperformance systems
• Deep understanding of algorithms data structures design patterns and distributed systems
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) and modern development practices (CI/CD Docker Kubernetes)
• Excellent problemsolving communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for mentoring and growing other engineers
• Expertlevel coding skills in Golang Python Rust Java will be plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Networking SaaS Storage Systems Data analysis etc.
• Experience leading crossteam or multiyear technical projects
• Contributions to opensource projects or technical publications

The US base salary range for this fulltime position is $166100$214900. Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life and disability insurance 401(k) 11 paid holidays vacation time and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.

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 candidates subject knowledge skill level qualifications experience and geographic location.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Companys discretion.

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 wellbeing. 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 660000 customers around the globe.