Software Engineer

Fortinet; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company in Greater London seeks a skilled software developer with strong systems-level programming capabilities and networking experience. Ideal candidates will have familiarity with various programming languages, including Go. Enthusiasm for learning new technologies is crucial and experience in security principles and mentoring will be advantageous. This role promises an engaging and dynamic environment that encourages continuous learning and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong systems-level programming skills across Windows, Linux, or Mac.
• Experience in software development in any of several languages.
• Familiarity with security principles such as PKI and cryptography.

Skills

Systems-level programming

Networking experience

Technical leadership

Proficiency in English

Tools

Go

C

C++

Java

Scala

C#

Swift

Job description

About you

You’re not expected to have all of the following skills, but they will be useful in performing your job.

• Systems-level programming across Windows, Linux or Mac platforms.
• Kernel or embedded system development.
• Experience in networking.
• Experience of software development in any language.
• Familiarity with mentoring and technical leadership.
• Outstanding technical ability.
• Proficiency in English.

At FortiDLP we default to programming using Go, but also use a wide variety of different languages and frameworks. It\'s not expected that you would be familiar with Go (or any of the other languages we use) but you should be enthusiastic and willing to learn new things.

Experience in any of the following would be an advantage:

• Software development in Go, C, C++, Java, Scala, C# or Swift.
• Kernel and device driver development for Windows, Linux, or Mac.
• Systems Analytics; Dynamic tracing and performance analysis tools such as Instruments, VTune, DTrace and eBPF.
• Observability technologies, logging and metrics.
• Security principles including PKI, certificates and cryptography.