Backend Engineer - Agentic AI Security

Fortinet, Inc.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision package

Health Spending Account

Personal Spending Account

EFAP

RRSP with company match

Paid time off & flexible leave

Employee equity program

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build AI security solutions for enterprise customers in Canada. You will design security controls for agentic AI systems, work with product and QA teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments, and develop tools for pre- and post-sales support.

The role emphasizes hands-on backend development with cloud-native infrastructure, networking, and protocols such as HTTP, gRPC, and WebSocket, plus a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills in Python or Go, or in a systems language such as Rust or C/C++.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of backend development experience, including cloud-native infrastructure, networking, and building reliable services at scale.
• Solid understanding of application and network protocols, such as HTTP, gRPC, and WebSocket, and/or hands-on experience with reverse proxies, API gateways, or identity-aware proxies.
• Self-drive and proactive with strong problem-solving and debugging skills and a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build AI security solutions for enterprise customers.
• Design and implement security controls for agentic AI systems, including agents, tools, and agent-to-agent interactions.
• Work cross-functionally with PM and QA teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Develop pre-sales and post-sales tools and environments to support customer evaluations, deployments, troubleshooting, and integration.
• Research emerging technologies and security trends to identify new opportunities and develop innovative solutions.

Skills

Python/Go

Systems languages (Rust/C/C++)

Cloud-native backend

Networking protocols (HTTP, gRPC, Webs

Proactive problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build AI security solutions for enterprise customers in Canada. You will design security controls for agentic AI systems, work with product and QA teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments, and develop tools for pre- and post-sales support.

The role emphasizes hands-on backend development with cloud-native infrastructure, networking, and protocols such as HTTP, gRPC, and WebSocket, plus a proactive, problem-solving mindset.