Agentic AI Security Engineer

Fortinet, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build AI security solutions for enterprise customers in a fast-paced, security-conscious environment. You will design controls for agentic AI systems and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Python/Go/Rust/C/C++, with cloud-native infrastructure and network protocol expertise to deliver robust services at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development experience with cloud-native infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and scalable services.
• Experience debugging and 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.
• Collaborate with PM and QA to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Develop pre-sales and post-sales tools and environments for customer evaluations, deployments, troubleshooting, and integration.
• Research emerging technologies to identify opportunities and develop innovative solutions.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

HTTP

gRPC

WebSocket

API gateways

Identity-aware proxies

Job description

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build AI security solutions for enterprise customers in a fast-paced, security-conscious environment. You will design controls for agentic AI systems and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Python/Go/Rust/C/C++, with cloud-native infrastructure and network protocol expertise to deliver robust services at scale.