Senior Principal Software Engineer (NGFW Platform)
About The Position
As a member of the Platform Software group at Palo Alto Networks, you will participate in the design and development of diags/software of our Next-Generation Firewall platforms. Responsibilities will include platform bring-up diags (both pizza-box and chassis-based platforms), platform security using TPM chip, development of both kernel and use-space drivers, provisioning of third-party vendor switch/fabric and the overall development of consistent platform diags and software for all Next-Gen Firewall platforms. As a Platform Software Engineer, you will be expected to participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, implementation, test and field deployment. This includes developing diags, test cases, assessing task requirements and scheduling, and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Manufacturing, Ops, ASIC, Hardware, Software, and Quality assurance teams
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in device drivers, platform software, hardware bring-up and support
- Experience with Linux Kernel, DPDK, Platform and user-space drivers, FPGA, Firmware, PHY, Switch/Fabric SDK, Optics, Storage, POE controllers
- Ability to go over different vendor specifications to get details on testing each components
- Experience with fixed/chassis based appliances
- Strong C coding/debugging skills
- Strong scripting skills with bash and python
- Experience with debugging Linux kernel performance, memory and platform boot-time issues
- Related programming experience required
Nice To Haves
- Experience with TPM, FIPS and CC Certifications is a plus
- Ability to work well in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with x86 and MIPS architecture is a plus
Responsibilities
- Work with various stakeholders from diags, product design, software development and QA organization on the delivery of platforms.
- Innovate new product features based on customer, partner, and technical support engineer feedback
- Proactively identify product features that will differentiate from the competition.
- Troubleshoot changes to the product to ensure high quality output of product design
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
