Senior Software Engineer-Platform Backend (Cortex)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

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.

Job Description

Your Career

We are looking for Senior Engineer Software to be a part of a group with the mentality and independence of a startup, supported by the power of a successful corporation. You will design and build an infrastructure that supports billions of events per second, storing, processing and making them accessible and visible to the user while collaborating with the industry's leading cyber products.

Your Impact

You will be responsible for the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and support
You will drive ideas and initiatives, making innovation a reality

Qualifications

Your Experience

BS in Computer Science , equivalent knowledge or equivalent military experience
4+ years of software engineering experience – Must
Experience in distributed cloud products
Experienced with a variety of database technologies (Mysql / Cassandra / Google BigQuery Amazon Redshift / ElasticSearch)
Experience with writing CI–CD pipelines – advantage
Experience in designing, building and maintaining a scalable server side application
Experience in Go / Python – an advantage
Experience with GCP – advantage
Experience with Kubernetes/Docker – advantage
Knowledge of the cyber field – advantage

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it's critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we're facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our team helps us do just that.

The team will be highly technical and will build enablement material that will be consumed by multiple teams in and outside of Palo Alto Networks. It includes, but not limited to, demo environments, deep technical presentations, webinars, guides, and more. The team will work closely with product and engineering as the products are being developed and will build content that will align with the our release cadences to ensure that the various teams in the company have everything they need to succeed.

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Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.