Senior Linux C Engineer — High-Performance Systems

Fortinet, Inc.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

RRSP matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. in Canada is hiring a senior C developer to design robust, high-performance Linux applications. You will lead troubleshooting efforts, optimize CPU/memory/IO, and develop scalable data-intensive components for distributed systems.

The role requires 7+ years of C on Linux, strong knowledge of Linux internals, and expertise in debugging with Valgrind and GDB. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers are key aspects of the position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional C programming on Linux.
• Strong understanding of Linux system calls, threading, memory management, IPC.
• Advanced debugging in distributed systems and performance tuning.
• Experience with high-performance programming techniques and data-intensive systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance applications in C on Linux.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve production issues.
• Optimize CPU, memory, I/O, and network performance.
• Develop scalable data-intensive components and batch/streaming workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on system integration and architecture.

Skills

C programming

Linux

Multi-threading

Performance tuning

Bash

Python

Networking

Data-intensive

Tools

Valgrind

GDB

Make/CMake

Job description

Fortinet, Inc. in Canada is hiring a senior C developer to design robust, high-performance Linux applications. You will lead troubleshooting efforts, optimize CPU/memory/IO, and develop scalable data-intensive components for distributed systems.

The role requires 7+ years of C on Linux, strong knowledge of Linux internals, and expertise in debugging with Valgrind and GDB. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers are key aspects of the position.