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# Staff Software Development Engineer(Media Plane)

- **Company:** Fortinet Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $160,000 - $200,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Network Congestion, Distributed Systems, Datagram Transport Layer Security, Monitoring of Systems, Transport Layer, Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Session Management, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, WebRTC, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Backend, RTSP, Kubernetes
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-software-development-engineer-media-plane-santa-clara-ca--1aa4ea08-e03b-4458-9a85-4b0fd15c480b

## About the Role

Software Development, Software Engineering, Realtime Communications, Audiovisual, Photo/Video Sharing, Performance Tuning/Optimization, C++ Programming Language, RTSP (Realtime Streaming Protocol), Realtime Transport Protocol, Distributed Computing, * 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.