Fortinet
Staff Software Engineer (Agent Security)
Santa Clara, CA, United States · Staff+
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About the role
- - Build AI security solutions for enterprise customers.
- - Design and implement security controls for agentic AI systems, including agents, tools, and agent-to-agent interactions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 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.
- 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.
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