Principal Software Engineer (NetSec- PanOS Dev)
About The Position
At Palo Alto Networks, the mission is to protect our digital way of life by solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. The company values Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion, and integrates AI into its operations. Collaboration is emphasized, with most teams working from the office full time, offering flexibility when needed, to foster real-time problem-solving and stronger relationships. The Engineering team is central to preventing cyberattacks, constantly innovating and building products to solve unprecedented problems in cybersecurity. As a Principal Software Engineer within this team, the role involves driving technical leadership and end-to-end delivery of next-generation cloud security solutions. This includes collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and troubleshoot high-scale distributed systems, thereby shaping the future of network security architecture. The position offers an opportunity to innovate at the intersection of cloud technology and cybersecurity, delivering impactful security-as-a-service offerings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field with 7+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on programming experience in Go or Java, with additional proficiency in Python or C highly valued.
- Proven experience designing and developing high-performance, high-scale distributed software applications in a cloud environment.
- Strong technical proficiency with cloud technologies such as message queue(Kafka/PubSub/Redis), Data Storage(SQL/Bigtable/Redis/Mongo/BigQuery).
- Demonstrated expertise in backend development, including REST APIs, databases, and serverless computing for distributed cloud applications.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with container orchestration platforms, specifically Docker and Kubernetes.
- Comprehensive understanding of public cloud design considerations, including microservice architectures, global network infrastructure, and load balancing.
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking protocols and principles.
- Prior experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for the end-to-end delivery of solutions, ensuring alignment with cross-functional product management and quality assurance teams.
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot robust next-generation cloud security solutions to address complex network security challenges.
- Drive the development of scalable cloud security architecture through hands-on coding and strategic architectural planning.
- Manage the full product development lifecycle, from definition and design through implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Collaborate proactively with Product Management, SRE, and Quality Engineering to deliver high-quality security-as-a-service offerings to market.
- Simplify complex technical issues to improve end-customer outcomes by working closely with customer support teams.
- Foster a culture of innovation, intellectual curiosity, and problem-solving within the engineering organization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
