Principal Software Engineer - Research Infrastructure Team (Cortex)

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 seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer, passionate about writing tools and implementing new frameworks from the ground. You will play a crucial role in our mission to prevent, detect and respond to threats across endpoint, network and cloud data in order to ensure the best security for our customers

Your Impact

• You will be responsible for the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development and deployment
• Take part in integrating the newest features and technologies, automate workflows, and create user friendly tools and frameworks for researchers.
• Produce elegant, generic, modular and extendable code
• Actively influence the processes and methods for researchers, affecting their day to day life.
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge or equivalent military experience required
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Expertise in Python and Python internals
• Experience in designing, building and maintaining a user facing application/API
• Experience with Git or other source controls
• Good communication skills
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive processes end-to-end
  
  

Advantages

• Experience with Kubernetes/Docker
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP specifically)
• Knowledge of the cyber field
• Experienced with a variety of database technologies (Mysql / RocksDB / Google BigQuery)
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and is 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 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.