2 months ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$150k - $183k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build AI security solutions for enterprise customers.
- Design and implement security controls for agents, tools, and agent-to-agent interactions in agentic AI systems.
- Collaborate with product management and QA teams 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 and security trends to identify 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.
- At least three years of backend development experience, including cloud-native infrastructure, networking, and reliable services at scale.
- 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.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills with a proactive, self-directed approach.
- Experience with the agentic AI ecosystem, MCP, tool calling, or agent frameworks is a strong plus.
- Experience with LLM and agent security, including prompt injection, tool poisoning, jailbreaks, and agent security controls, is a strong plus.
- Cybersecurity experience, particularly in application security, network security, identity, or API security, is a strong plus.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and a comprehensive leave program.
- Eligibility to participate in the Fortinet equity program and potential bonus eligibility.
- Full-time position with a U.S. base salary range of $120,000-$140,000.
- Supportive work environment and competitive total rewards package.
About Fortinet
Fortinet is a public cybersecurity company that builds network security hardware and software for enterprises, service providers, and governments. Its FortiGate firewalls, secure networking (SD-WAN), endpoint and cloud security, and threat intelligence subscriptions are sold via direct and channel partners. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Fortinet trades on NASDAQ (FTNT) and serves more than 660,000 customers worldwide.