Fortinet
Senior Software Dev QA Engineer
Santa Clara, CA, United States · Senior · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$17,022 more — $129,022 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $129,022 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level.
- Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
- Why Join Us: We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases across all stages of the product development lifecycle.
- Perform both manual and automated testing for networking and load balancing features.
- Build and maintain realistic test environments, simulating diverse device types and network conditions.
- Develop and maintain scalable network simulation frameworks for performance and scalability testing using various protocols and tools.
- Collaborate closely with developers and QA team members to identify, reproduce, and resolve issues.
- Identify and document product risks, and contribute to release readiness decisions.
- The software development QA developer need to work with the developer team to deliver high quality of the Fortinet's product, and also responsible for building high effective automation test process to complete most of test work.
Requirements
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in network product QA testing.
- Strong experience with test automation using Python, Shell scripting, and ideally Robot Framework.
- Proficiency with Linux/Unix operating systems.
- Hands-on experience with traffic generation and benchmarking tools such as Avalanche, Ixia, JMeter, or equivalent.
- Experience in API testing and writing automated test scripts for unit and integration testing.
- Experience with private cloud, such as VMware ESXI, KVM and etc.
- Experience with public cloud, such as AWS, GCP, Azure and etc.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
- The QA Developer must be a quick learner, must be able to work efficiently and effectively, to identify defect and risk that should be addressed during development test and for release readiness.
Nice to have
- Experience with tools like Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform is a plus.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $112,000-$137,000.
Benefits
- We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being.
- Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.
- All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program, Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company's discretion.
- Integrate new tools, techniques, and best practices into the QA process to enhance testing efficiency and coverage.
Company info
- Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
This listing is sourced directly from Fortinet's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.