Staff Software Engineer (Agent Security)

Fortinet Inc
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • Autofill and Review
17 days ago

Job Description

Responsibility

  • Build AI security solutions for enterprise customers.
  • Design and implement security controls for agentic AI systems, including agents, tools, and agent-to-agent interactions.
  • Work cross-functionally with PM and QA teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
  • Develop pre-sales and post-sales tools and environments to support customer evaluations, deployments, troubleshooting, and integration.
  • Research emerging technologies and security trends to identify new opportunities and develop innovative solutions.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering skills in Python or Go, or in 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.
  • Solid 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.
  • Self-drive and proactive with strong problem-solving and debugging skills and a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.

Strong Plus

  • Hands-on experience with the agentic AI ecosystem, including MCP, tool calling, and agent frameworks.
  • Experience with LLM and agent security, including areas such as prompt injection, tool poisoning, jailbreaks, and agent security controls.
  • Background or professional experience in cybersecurity, particularly application security, network security, identity, or API security.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSanta Clara, CA

Skills

  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • C Programming Languageunmatched
  • C++ Programming Languageunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Service Toolsunmatched
  • Debugging Skillsunmatched
  • Ecosystemsunmatched
  • Emerging Technologyunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Enterprise Protectionunmatched
  • HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)unmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Injectionsunmatched
  • MCP - Microsoft Certified Professionalunmatched
  • Network Protocolsunmatched
  • Post-Salesunmatched
  • Pre-Salesunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Sales Prospectingunmatched
  • Sales Toolsunmatched
  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Technical Researchunmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched

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