# Software Development Engineer

Job Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain networking software for current and future network and security products. Implement and enhance network protocols and features, including routing, switching, network services, and secure connectivity. Investigate and resolve network connectivity, interoperability, performance, and stability issues. Analyze packet flows and optimize network processing for reliability and efficiency. Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and QA teams to integrate features and validate functionality across different network environments. Participate in software design, code reviews, testing, and technical documentation. Support troubleshooting and resolution of customer-reported network issues. Deliver high-quality software on schedule and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Job Requirements: Minimum of 3 years of experience in networking-related software development. Strong C/C++ programming experience in a Unix/Linux environment is essential. Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking, Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6, switching, and routing. Hands-on experience implementing or maintaining network protocols and features, such as VLAN, DHCP, DNS,

- **Id**: 3900499
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/fortinet-software-development-engineer-3>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sunnyvale, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T21:38:50Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T14:31:52Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3536
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Network Security, Endpoint Security, Information Security

## Company

- **Id**: 52696
- **Name**: Fortinet
- **Domain**: fortinet.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/fortinet-blog>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 181
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.796
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 3
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 123000
- **Max**: 151000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 151000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **DHCP** — Optional: no
- **DNS** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: no
- **Tcpdump** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no
- **VLAN** — Optional: no
- **VPN** — Optional: no
- **Wireshark** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T00:35:35Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 125 · green card filings: 113; Filings 12m: 125

## Liveness

- **Score**: 34
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.375
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 3
- **Reasons**: conf:4, stale_co, evergreen, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 151000
- **Is top pay**: no

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