Principal Software Engineer (Strata Cloud Manager)

Palo Alto Networks•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Cloud Management Platform is a public cloud delivered management platform to manage all Palo Alto Networks Next generation network security solutions. It’s an easy-to-use, scalable and secure platform to operationalize complex deployments using the Palo Alto Networks network security portfolio. Principal Software Engineers are responsible for designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications delivering high-availability and performance. They contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle, write well-designed, testable, efficient code, and ensure designs are in compliance with specifications. They prepare and produce releases of software components and support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review. Communication with devops and cross-functional teams is essential for smooth project delivery. As a key engineer in the UI team, you will participate in architecture, design, and development of features for the company’s security platforms on on-premise devices, the public cloud, and private cloud. You will research, suggest, and implement different web frameworks suited to the specific platform, and work with product management on user requirements and designers to plan, implement, and deploy sophisticated user interfaces. You will be actively involved in code reviews to ensure the shipped product meets the highest code standards and follows best practices, and proactively design and improve all aspects of the UI, collaborating closely with team members to produce an extraordinary user experience.

Requirements

8+ years of experience working as a UI Engineer/Full Stack Developer
Expertise in writing scalable enterprise web-apps using Javascript, CSS, HTML, ReactJS, TypeScript, Jest
Experience with modern build tools such as npm/yarn, Webpack, monorepo structures
Experience in Test-Driven Development (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine)
Deep understanding of code vulnerabilities (security issues, type-safe code, sql injections, XSS etc.)
MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience with server side programming language NodeJS, GoLang or Java is a plus
Ability to quickly learn and understand complex APIs - REST, streaming, webhooks is a plus
Familiarity with Micro Service architecture is preferred.
You are an excellent communicator, self-driven, and can work collaboratively with product teams
You have experience setting up a front-end toolchain for tests, docs, bundles, using modern OS tooling libraries

Responsibilities

Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications delivering high-availability and performance.
Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.
Write well designed, testable, efficient code.
Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications.
Prepare and produce releases of software components.
Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
Communicate with devops and cross functional team to deliver the project smoothly.
Participate in architecture; design and development of features for the company’s security platforms on on-premise devices, the public cloud and private cloud.
Research, Suggest and Implement different web frameworks suited to the specific platform.
Work with product management on user requirements, designers to plan, implement and deploy sophisticated user interfaces.
Actively involved in code reviews to ensure the shipped product meets the highest code standards and follows best practices.
Pro-actively design and improve all aspects of the UI, collaborate closely with team members to produce extraordinary user experience.