Software Engineering Manager (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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Job Description

Your Career

Cortex products use cutting-edge technologies to deliver and innovate fast, with attention to quality and details. The great majority of the Cortex engineering group is located in the TLV office, which allows us to operate at a high pace with short loops of decision-making.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join the Cortex XSOAR backend engineering group. Our group is focused on developing, innovating and scaling the Cortex XSOAR product, along with contributing to shared Cortex infrastructures and components.

One of our most significant and challenging projects involves packing and deploying our entire SaaS product on customers’ premises. The team's mission is to drive major development and innovation efforts, ensuring the success of this project.

We are seeking a highly motivated team leader with experience in building large-scale products. We value a can-do attitude and passion for solving complex problems. The ideal candidate will be capable of technically leading and innovating, someone from whom we can learn, and a great team member with whom we'll enjoy working.

Your Impact

• End to end responsibility for the backend development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and support
• You will be leading a team, mentor and support team members to grow to be better professionals
• You will drive ideas and initiatives, leading them from concepts to production
• Work closely with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• BS in Computer Science, equivalent knowledge or equivalent military experience
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams - Must
• 5+ years of software engineering experience - Must
• Experience in designing, building and maintaining a scalable server side application - Must
• Experience with a variety of database technologies (Mysql / Redis / BigQuery / Elasticsearch) - an advantage
• Experience in Go / Python - an advantage
• Experience with GCP - an advantage
• Experience with OS internals / Linux internals - an advantage
• Technical knowledge in cyber security and networking - an advantage
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.