Be a valuable member of the team that owns and operates high-availability, cross-cloud, large-volume, distributed data processing system that is one of the foundational pieces of Fortinet’s Cloud security platform. Design and implement resilient, flexible, and highly scalable, distributed platforms for collecting, storing and processing Petabytes per day.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop services to scale to massive customer accounts in the cloud

Design and develop the service to scale to massive customer accounts in the cloud
Develop functional specifications and design documents by collaborating with stakeholders
Write high quality, well documented, and well-tested code
Participate in code and design reviews
Design, build, test, and operate highly scalable, highly available, cost-effective, mission-critical, distributed services

Build roadmaps and goals in partnership with engineering and product teams

Work cross-functionally with other Engineering, Product Management, Support, Sales teams as well as Customers
Inform strategic build-vs-buy decisions
Demonstrate good communication skills and present work to company leadership and at company-wide events

Help recruit other Engineers

Actively participate in recruiting other Engineers
Mentor less experienced Engineers

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related, relevant field
Solid foundation in Computer science fundamentals
Expertise in building large scale distributed systems
10+ years plus of relevant backend software development experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Designed and implemented high volume, mission-critical, services
Experience working with Spark, Iceberg, and distributed systems a major plus
Leveraged major public cloud providers to build mission-critical, high volume services
Implemented scalable microservices using languages like Java/Go/Rust. Python experience would be beneficial
Contributed to the development of the following types of distributed systems or used one or more at high volume or criticality - messages queues, query processors, control planes, task schedulers
Experience working in big data compute and storage technologies (like Spark, Iceberg, Flink, etc.,) is highly preferred
Worked closely with the operations team in a fast-moving CI/CD environment

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $175,000-$245,000. 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.
Why Join Us:We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being. Embark on a challenging, enjoyable, and rewarding career journey with Fortinet. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.

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