Sr Staff Software Engineer (Xpanse)
About The Position
Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.
Requirements
- Qualifications
Responsibilities
- Establish and execute a clear technical vision for the next generation of our network scanning platform
- Design and implement simple, robust solutions for diverse engineering challenges such as SSH connection pooling, memory optimization in containerized environments, and large-scale data ingestion into BigQuery and GCS.
- Enhance scanner intelligence by developing features like path/CPE surfacing for findings and ensuring compatibility with industry-standard detection tools (OpenVAS, Nuclei).
- Take full ownership of the software lifecycle, ensuring zero-downtime deployments and FedRAMP compliance while acting as a tier-4 escalation point for critical production outages.
- Conduct rigorous design and code reviews, mentoring staff and senior engineers, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
Benefits
- A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
