Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Switch-Controller (Linux)

Fortinet; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

11 paid holidays

Vacation time

Sick time

Equity program

Job summary

Fortinet in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design, develop, and maintain software features for FortiGate/FortiSwitch products, with a focus on switch-controller functionality.

You will fix bugs, optimize performance, and ensure on-schedule delivery while collaborating across teams and contributing to robust networking capabilities.

Candidates should have deep C and Linux experience, strong TCP/IP knowledge, and a BS/MS in CS or EE with authorization to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 13 years’ experience in software engineering.
• Strong C/Linux experience is essential.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, switching and routing.
• Familiarity with L2 features such as STP, RSTP, LACP, LLDP, VLAN.
• Familiarity with L3 features such as BGP, OSPF.
• Experience with socket programming.
• Experience with Linux kernel and driver development.
• Experience with ARM and x86 architectures in a multi process/thread programming environment.
• Familiar with system installations, configurations, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of scripting languages: Shell and Python.
• Knowledge of general QA procedures and methodologies as well as software development fundamentals.
• Experience with firewalls is a plus.
• Experience with JSON data objects and their creation and parsing semantics is a plus.
• Familiarity with embedded switch or router real time operating system architecture.
• Familiarity with CAPWAP, HTTPS tunnel is plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, Develop and maintain software features on current and future products.
• Responsible for the development of the switch-controller related features of the FortiGate/ FortiSwitch product line.
• Hands on in bug fixing current products.
• Implement software features of high quality and on schedule.
• Optimize code for performance and resource efficiency
• Review other team members’ code changes to ensure good quality
• Collaborate within and outside team to understand and analyze the approaches
• Communicate effective, both verbal and written.

Skills

C programming

Linux

TCP/IP networking

Networking protocols

BGP/OSPF

Socket programming

ARM/x86 multi-thread

Troubleshooting

Scripting (Shell, Python)

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

M.S. preferred

Tools

libcurl

JSON data handling

REST API calls

Job description

Fortinet in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design, develop, and maintain software features for FortiGate/FortiSwitch products, with a focus on switch-controller functionality.

You will fix bugs, optimize performance, and ensure on-schedule delivery while collaborating across teams and contributing to robust networking capabilities.

Candidates should have deep C and Linux experience, strong TCP/IP knowledge, and a BS/MS in CS or EE with authorization to work in the U.S.