Staff Engineer Software — SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
About The Position
Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) team within its Cortex organization. The role builds scalable, reliable, and secure backend services that help organizations gain visibility into SaaS environments and protect critical business applications. The engineer owns features from design through production, collaborates with global engineering teams, and addresses challenges involving distributed systems, data processing, and SaaS integrations. The work includes developing backend services and microservices, APIs, integrations, and data models, as well as operating and improving services in production.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience building and delivering production backend software, including ownership of substantial features or services.
- Proficiency in a backend programming language such as Go, Java, or Python, and willingness to learn new technologies.
- Strong understanding of software design, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems fundamentals.
- Experience with API design, data modeling, and database technologies.
- Ability to break down technical problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver maintainable solutions.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing microservices, event-driven systems, or data processing pipelines.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, message queues, or caching technologies.
- Experience integrating with third-party SaaS APIs.
- Familiarity with SaaS security, cloud security, or security posture management.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and microservices that power SSPM capabilities.
- Own feature delivery from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and ongoing operation.
- Build services that collect, process, and analyze data across enterprise SaaS applications.
- Develop reliable APIs, integrations, and data models to support new product capabilities.
- Contribute to technical design discussions and make practical decisions about scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineering partners to turn requirements into working solutions.
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve service reliability, observability, and performance.
- Participate in code and design reviews, share knowledge, and support engineering best practices.
Benefits
- Compensation may include restricted stock units and a bonus; the job description refers to an employee benefits description but does not enumerate specific benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
