Principal Software Engineer
$230k/y-$300k/y
Fortineta day ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Fortinet is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their team in Santa Clara, CA. The role involves serving as the technical lead and architect for the data serving platform, setting engineering direction and driving execution.
About the Role
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design and implement platform-level systems for high-performance data access, lead the development of a data fusion layer, and build scalable services for cloud customer accounts. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define specifications and technical roadmaps, write production-grade code, mentor engineers, and communicate technical decisions to leadership.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 12+ years of experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed systems.
- Proven experience leading teams and delivering mission-critical services in production.
- Hands-on expertise with GraphQL, Apache Data Fusion, or Rust.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and multi-cloud architectures.
Preferred:
- Strong programming experience with Rust, Go, or similar systems languages.
- Experience building or operating components like message queues, query processors, task schedulers, or control planes.
- Delivered scalable microservices in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience working in CI/CD environments with a focus on observability and reliability.
- Comfortable making tradeoffs across performance, cost, and usability in large-scale systems.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Vacation time and sick time.
- Comprehensive leave program.
- Participation in the Fortinet equity program.
- Bonus eligibility reviewed at time of hire and annually.
Fortinet
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.
Santa Clara, CA