Software Engineer (Agent Security)

Fortinet Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build AI security solutions for enterprise customers, including design of security controls for agentic AI systems and agent-to-agent interactions. You will work with PM and QA teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will also develop pre-sales and post-sales tools and environments to support evaluations, deployments, troubleshooting, and integration while researching emerging technologies to identify opportunities and

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 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

Rust

C/C++

Backend development

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

API gateways

Identity-aware proxies

Job description

Job Description

• 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.

Responsibility

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Strong Plus

• Hands‑on experience with the agentic AI ecosystem, including MCP, tool calling, and agent frameworks.
• Experience with LLM and agent security, including areas such as prompt injection, tool poisoning, jailbreaks, and agent security controls.
• Background or professional experience in cybersecurity, particularly application security, network security, identity, or API security.

About Us

Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.