Fortinet
Software Engineer (Agent Security)
Santa Clara, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of backend development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build enterprise AI security solutions and controls for agentic AI systems, and develop tools that support customer evaluation, deployment, troubleshooting, and integration.
What you'll do
- Design and implement security controls for agents, tools, and agent-to-agent interactions.
- Work with PM and QA teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
- Develop customer-facing pre-sales and post-sales tools and environments; research emerging technologies and security trends.
What they ask for
- Strong software engineering skills in Python or Go, or 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.
- 3+ years of backend development experience, including cloud-native infrastructure, networking, and building 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.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with the agentic AI ecosystem, including MCP, tool calling, and agent frameworks.
- Experience with LLM and agent security or cybersecurity, particularly application, network, identity, or API security.
Tools
Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, MCP
AI focus
Build security solutions and controls for agentic AI systems, including agents, tools, and agent-to-agent interactions; the posting also mentions LLM and agent security.
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