Fortinet
Early Careers: Verification Engineer
$110K–$184K
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Experience
- 0 to 2 years of software development or verification engineering experience; internships, co-ops, and academic projects count.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
About the job
Build and run verification frameworks, test environments, and automation to validate ASIC drivers and networking software across current and next-generation products.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain verification automation and test scripts; build and run test suites for ASIC drivers and networking software.
- Execute test plans, analyze results, support coverage analysis, and help reproduce defects and investigate root causes.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, and ASIC engineers to validate fixes and maintain verification tools.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 0 to 2 years of software development or verification engineering experience; internships, co-ops, and academic projects count.
- Programming experience in Python or a similar scripting language; willingness to learn Ruby.
- Foundational understanding of TCP/IP, routing, and switching; Linux command-line knowledge and development experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with test automation, scripting, or verification through an internship, co-op, or project.
- Exposure to kernel-space code, device drivers, or C; experience with prompt engineering, AI-assisted test generation, or LLM API tools.
Pay
USD 110,400 - USD 184,000 base salary
Tools
Ruby, Python, Linux, TCP/IP, GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI
AI focus
Use AI coding assistants to accelerate development and debugging, reviewing and validating their output; preferred experience includes prompt engineering, AI-assisted test generation, or tools integrating LLM APIs.
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