Mobile Developer (Cortex XDR)

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 personalization 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 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

Revolutionary mobile protection begins with a low-level security architecture that protects from and detects malicious activity. As a Senior mobile developer in our team, you will take part in designing and implementing the Cortex XDR agent, the next generation of mobile protection solutions.

More information about the Cortex XDR product can be found here.

Your Impact

• Get to innovate and develop a security product on mobile platforms and take it to the next level
• Design, implement and test critical components in multidisciplinary technology, including network layers and OS-related infrastructures
• Work in close coordination with the macOS platform team, cross-platform teams, and other platform internals teams
• Research advanced technologies and their implications on security while adapting them for use in the company’s products
• Write design documents, SW development guidelines, and best practices
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with mobile native applications development
• Proven experience with native app development for mobile
• Experience with user interface implementation on mobile and a passion for delivering slick mobile user experiences
• Strong understanding of multithreading, networking, security, mobile OS file systems, app lifecycle, background work, and data storage
• Experience with dealing with fragmentation of device models and OS versions
• Experience with publishing apps to Google Play & Apple’s app store
• A good grasp of object-oriented programming, common design patterns, and client-server fundamentals
• Ability to unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Experience in iOS programming and publishing apps to the App Store is a major advantage
• Experience with Python and other scripting languages is an advantage
• Experience in developing security-oriented software/network stacks and concepts is a major advantage
• Experience with MDM product deployment is an advantage
• Experience with CI/automation is an advantage
• Excellent analytical capabilities with strong problem-solving abilities
• Independent, self-disciplined, with excellent independent learning capabilities
• A drive to learn and grow beyond the basic requirements
  
  

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 access technology and the products and services that dedicatedly address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks and enabling secure access to all on-prem and cloud applications. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about Access and security. These engineers aren’t shy about building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled chance to create the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people and products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If the prospect of affecting tens of millions of people, enabling them to work remotely securely and easily in ways never done before, thrill you - you belong with us.

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.