Principal Software Engineer​/Product Architect

Wearelookingforanexperienced Principal Software Engineer  / Product Architecttoleadthetechnical direction of Forti

CNAPP’s Customer Administration Platform. You will be a key technical leader, shaping architecture, guiding engineers, and collaborating across product, and infrastructure teams to build highly available and secure systems for customer identity, onboarding automation, and lifecycle management at global scale.

• Lead architecture and design of distributed, cloud-native backend systems for authentication, onboarding, and tenant lifecycle automation.
• Drivetheevolutionof
  
  Forti
  
  CNAPP’sauthentication,authorization,and identity management systems to enable tighterintegration with the broader Fortinet ecosystem.
• Design and deliver scalable onboarding automation formulti-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), ensuring frictionless customer self-deployment.
• Play a pivotal role in architecting and designing end-to-end customer lifecycle management capabilities, including license management, tenant provisioning, and data retention strategies.
• Define and execute the long-term roadmap for a unified customer communication system that empowersteams tomanage engagement, deliver critical updates,and integrate communications seamlessly across the Forti
  
  CNAPP platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Dev Ops, QA, PM, Security) to ensure system reliability, observability, and compliance.
• Take on a technical lead role, mentoring engineers, shaping design and architecture, andbuildinga culture of ownership, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Champion best practices in system design, API governance, CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud cost optimization.

• 10+yearsofexperienceinsoftwareengineeringfor cloud-based,distributed systems, including 5+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Experience bridging UI/UX thinking with large-scale backend system design, candidates with strong front-end foundationswho can architect complex systems are highly encouraged.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization/orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong expertise in microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and backend frameworks (Python, Go, Java, etc.).
• Proven experience designing and scaling identity, access control, and lifecycle management systems.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, Cloud Formation) and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Solidfoundation in relational databases (MySQL,Postgres) and data modeling for multi-tenant systems.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and mentoring skills, ability to lead through influence across distributed teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degreein
  
  Computer
  
  Science,Computer Engineering,or related field.

• Experienceintegratingenterpriseidentityproviders(SAML,OAuth,OIDC,SCIM) with large-scale SaaS products.
• Familiarity with Fortinet,Lacework,orsimilarcybersecurityplatforms.
• Backgroundincloudgovernance,cost optimization,and compliance.
• Trackrecordofdrivingend-to-endprogramdelivery acrossmultipleproductand infrastructure teams.

You’ll bejoininga coreplatformteam shapinghow enterprisesconnectand securetheir cloud environments in Forti

CNAPP. We’re building the foundation for seamless onboarding, unified identity integration, and intelligent lifecycle automation which empowers customers to onboard in minutes, identify coverage gaps, and achieve full protection.

You’ll have significant technical ownership, global impact,and opportunities to shape the architecture that powers thousands of enterprise tenants.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $212,000-$259,000. 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 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, experience, and geographic location.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at the time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion.