Staff Software Development Engineer (Control Plane)

Fortinet, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; 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

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. is hiring in Santa Clara to design, develop, and maintain the control plane services for user management, configuration, and orchestration.

You will build scalable microservices and RESTful APIs using C++ or Go, implement authentication, authorization, and auditing, and ensure reliability and high availability of core services. You will collaborate with frontend and QA teams to deliver integrated and stable system releases, applying modern containerized deployment with Docker and

Qualifications

• Strong programming experience with C++ and/or Go.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, service orchestration, and API design.
• Experience with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Familiarity with containerized deployment (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the control plane services for user management, configuration, and orchestration.
• Build scalable microservices and RESTful APIs using C++ or Go.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and auditing mechanisms.
• Ensure reliability, observability, and high availability of core services.
• Collaborate with frontend and QA teams to deliver integrated and stable system releases.

Skills

C++/Go programming

Distributed systems

API design

Team collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the control plane servicesfor user management, configuration, and orchestration.


• Build scalable microservicesand RESTful APIsusing C++or Go.


• Implement authentication, authorization, and auditing mechanisms.


• Ensure reliability, observability, and high availability of core services.


• Collaborate with frontend and QA teams to deliver integrated and stable system releases.

Requirements

• Strong programming experience with C++and/or Go.


• Solid understanding of distributed systems, service orchestration, and API design.


• Experience with databases(e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis) and message queues(e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).


• Familiarity with containerized deployment(Docker, Kubernetes).


• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code in production environments.

US Citizenship is required.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000-$200,000. Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.

Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program, Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company's discretion.