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# Staff Software Development Engineer(Media Plane)

- **Company:** Fortinet Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Network Congestion, Distributed Systems, Datagram Transport Layer Security, Monitoring of Systems, Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Session Management, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, WebRTC, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Backend, Kubernetes
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/14627513?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F14627513%2FStaff-Software-Development-Engineer-Media-Plane-California-Santa-Clara

## About the Role

* Proficiency in C++ and/or Go.
 * Strong understanding of real-time streaming protocols and WebRTC fundamentals (ICE, DTLS, RTP, SRTP).
 * Experience in building low-latency distributed systems or communication backends.
 * Familiarity with Kubernetes, monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana), and cloud environments.
 * Good communication skills and attention to performance optimization details.

US Citizenship is required.

## Description

* Develop and maintain media-related backend services for real-time communication (audio, video, screen sharing).
 * Implement efficient media routing, session management, and signaling services.
 * Optimize performance with adaptive bitrate, congestion control, and low-latency streaming.
 * Collaborate with the control plane and client teams for seamless integration.
 * Monitor and improve media service scalability, resilience, and observability.


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