Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer Lacework Software Engineering Sunnyvale, CA, USA USD 200k-240k / year + Equity Posted on Sep 17, 2025 Apply now Staff Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA, United States Job Info Job Identification 20705 Job Category Software Development Posting Date 09/16/2025, 11:08 AM Locations Sunnyvale, CA, United States Job Schedule Full time Job Description Fortinet is looking for a Staff Software Engineer on the FortiCNAPP Team! Be a valuable member of the team that owns and operates high-availability, cross-cloud, large-volume, data processing system that is one of the foundational pieces of Fortinet-Lacework's Cloud security platform. Design and implement resilient, flexible, and highly scalable platforms for collecting and processing terabytes per day. Responsibilities Design and develop services to scale to massive customer accounts in the cloud Develop functional specifications and design documents by collaborating with stakeholders Write high quality, well documented, and well-tested code Participate in code and design reviews Design, build, test, and operate highly scalable, highly available, cost-effective, mission-critical services Build roadmaps and goals in partnership with engineering and product teams Work cross-functionally with other Engineering, Product Management, Support, Sales teams as well as Customers Inform strategic build-vs-buy decisions Demonstrate good communication skills and present work to group leadership and at group-wide events Actively participate in recruiting other Engineers Mentor less experienced Engineers Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related, relevant field Solid foundation in Computer science fundamentals 8+ years of relevant experience Implemented scalable microservices using languages like Java/Go/Rust. Python experience would be beneficial Experience in one or more data stores and technologies including SQL Databases, Snowflake, Postgres, Redshift, Hadoop, Cassandra, Lakehouse etc. Ability to build systems that balance scalability, availability, and latency Great communication skills and a team player Preferred Qualifications Used at scale or contributed to the development of the following types of distributed systems - messages brokers (Kafka, SQS), API and application servers (REST, GRPC) Used at scale or contributed to the development of services in the Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) Experience in containerized deployment or Kubernetes. Experience in graph data algorithms and processing. Built, tested and operated mission critical services and demonstrated service ownership by continuous improvement of services; considering performance, cost and efficiency; being on-call for their services 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. Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level. On target earnings for this position is expected to be $200,000 - $240,000 per year. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program, and this position is also eligible for commissions based on the terms of the Sales Compensation Plan Similar Jobs Apply now See more open positions at Lacework