Fortinet

Fortinet

Embedded Software Developer

Burnaby, BC, Canada · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$114k-$139kDetected 1 day ago
PythonGoBashData StructuresAlgorithmsGitCI/CDLinuxCybersecurityNetwork SecurityEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringTCP/IPDNSFirewallVPNWiresharkResearchCommunicationProblem Solving

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55Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role82
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 35 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 86%

Of 66 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 9 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 488 days.99% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

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About the role

  • The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be between $114,000 - $139,000 annually.
  • Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labour market, job type, and job level.
  • Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, test, and maintain embedded software for network security appliances.
  • Develop high-quality, efficient, and maintainable software primarily in C.
  • Develop and enhance firewall, authentication, and encryption, access-control, and threat-protection capabilities.
  • Optimize software for throughput, latency, scalability, and resource-constrained environments.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and code reviews.
  • Develop unit, integration, and system-level tests to ensure product quality and reliability.
  • Collaborate with hardware, QA, product-management, security-research, and customer-support teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of professional software-development experience, including substantial experience with C.
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, pointers, memory management, and concurrency programming.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP and common networking protocols, including Ethernet, ARP, IPv4/IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DNS, DHCP, TLS and HTTP.
  • Experience with socket programming, inter-process communication, synchronization, and asynchronous event handling.
  • Experience using Git and working within a collaborative code-review and continuous-integration environment.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of stateful firewalling, NAT, routing, policy enforcement, traffic inspection, and session management.
  • Experience with IPsec, SSL/TLS, SSH, PKI, certificate management, or other security technologies.
  • Familiarity with authentication protocols and directory services such as Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, RADIUS, SAML, or OAuth.
  • Understanding of secure coding, vulnerability mitigation, cryptographic concepts, and common network attacks.
  • Experience with Python, Go, Bash, or another language used for automation, testing, or supporting services.
  • Familiarity with Agile development practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Compensation

  • The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be between $114,000 - $139,000 annually.

Company info

  • We offer competitive Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies, including paid health days, to help you take care of yourself and your family members.
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