Fortinet
Staff Software Development Engineer (Control Plane)
$160K–$200K
Santa Clara, CA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2025
- Visa sponsorship
- US Citizenship is required.
About the job
Designs and maintains control plane services for user management, configuration, and orchestration, including scalable APIs and security mechanisms.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain control plane microservices and RESTful APIs using C++ or Go.
- Implement authentication, authorization, and auditing; ensure service reliability, observability, and high availability.
- Collaborate with frontend and QA teams on integrated system releases.
What they ask for
- Strong programming experience with C++ and/or Go.
- Understanding of distributed systems, service orchestration, and API design.
- Experience with databases and message queues; familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
- US Citizenship is required.
Pay
$160,000-$200,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Go, RESTful APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Docker
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