- Lead the design and development of large-scale, distributed systems or mission-critical components
- Set technical direction and establish best practices for architecture, coding, testing, and deployment
- Collaborate with Product, QA, and other teams to drive high-impact projects from concept to completion
- Break down complex problems, propose solutions, and make sound engineering trade-offs
- 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
- Bachelor's or Master's 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, high-performance systems
- Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and distributed systems
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and modern development practices (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
- Passion for mentoring and growing other engineers
- Expert-level coding skills in Golang, Python, Rust, Java will be plus
- Prior experience in Networking, SaaS, Storage Systems, Data analysis etc.]
- Experience leading cross-team or multi-year technical projects
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications
Company
Location
Sunnyvale, California - United States of America
Job type
Full-Time
Golang Job Details
Job Description
As a Staff Software Development Engineer (Staff SDE), you will play a key technical leadership role - driving architecture, design, and development of complex systems. You'll partner with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software while mentoring and guiding other engineers.
This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise, system-level thinking, and a passion for solving hard problems at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,100-$214,900. 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 candidate's 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 Company's 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 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
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.
As a Staff Software Development Engineer (Staff SDE), you will play a key technical leadership role - driving architecture, design, and development of complex systems. You'll partner with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software while mentoring and guiding other engineers.
This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise, system-level thinking, and a passion for solving hard problems at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,100-$214,900. 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 candidate's 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 Company's 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 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
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.
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