Sr Staff Engineer, Low Level Dev

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

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 In a world where remote work is the new norm, organizations’ perimeters are much more loosely defined and cloud-native apps replace data centers rapidly, a new approach is needed to provide connectivity, compliance and security for all. As a Windows Low Level Engineer in Prisma Access, you will be responsible for Architecting, designing and building the new generation of Prisma Access agent, re-imagining how remote work looks like Built from scratch with the most up-to-date technology, and supported by an awesome group of people you will impact the everyday work of tens of millions of people! This is a unique opportunity to join very early and take charge of a new product architecture and build it from scratch. Your Impact Lead the architecture, design and implementation of a new product which will affect 10s of millions of people from the very early stage! Design, implement and test critical components in the product, including kernel drivers, and user-mode OS-related infrastructures, in C++,C Work in close coordination with other teams, other OS’s and other products to learn and leverage knowledge Participate in researching advanced technologies and their implications on connectivity and security Research new technologies and adapt them for use in the company’s products Write design documents,development guidelines, and best practices

Qualifications (Additional Job Description)

Your Experience 5+ years of experience as a software engineer Proven experience with multi-threaded development under Windows Highly proficient in system-level C++ programming, including C++ 17(and above) features. Attention to detail, and high standards of secure coding Experience in Low-level development in kernel mode - is an advantage Experience in Windows Networking knowledge(NDIS, WFP, Filter, Miniport, File System and Winsock) - is an advantage Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/UDP, QUIC, MASQUE, ICE, and Proxy PAC - is an advantage Experience in working with undocumented API and reverse engineering - is an advantage

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 [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.