Senior/Principal Backend Engineer (Cortex Cloud)

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 considering both Senior and Principal level engineers for this role.

As a Backend Developer, you will research, design, and implement cloud security products using the most up-to-date and cutting-edge technologies and frameworks, across all cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc). You will build and be responsible for high-performance, massively scalable, always-available cloud-based systems.

Your Impact

• Supercharge data security protection by developing solutions helping clients understand what kind of data they have, and across modern cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Make significant contributions to feature development by engaging in design, implementation, testing, and deployment processes
• Ship innovation for microservices and scanner solutions dealing with high scale data and operations
• Generate ideas and actively participate in brainstorming sessions to foster innovation within the product
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• At least 5 years of experience as software engineer designing and architecting large and scalable cloud-based applications
• Experience working with different cloud services on at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with Microservices architecture (Kubernetes, GKE, EKS, AKS, Docker, Serverless, etc)
• Experience with highly concurrent systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra - Have the ability to “make stuff work" on top of writing good code
• Experience working with databases in a large scale
• Experience working in an agile and dynamic environment
• Outstanding drive and communication skills
  
  

Nice to have

• Java/Kotlin/Python hands on experience
• BSc in Computer Science and/or elite software army unit graduate or equivalent military experience
• Experience with big-data architectures
• Experience developing performance and memory sensitive applications
• Familiarity with Cyber Technologies, Information Security and Software Security, etc.
  
  

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 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 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.