Principal Backend Software Engineer (KSPM)

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 Summary

We are hiring for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our fast-paced KSPM (Kubernetes Security Posture Management) team in Cortex Cloud, located in our TLV office. Cortex Cloud is Palo Alto Networks' next-generation cloud security solution.

In this role, you'll be key in developing and scaling the core parts of our KSPM solution. Our team's goal is to help Cortex Cloud customers understand and fix security issues in their Kubernetes workloads across all major cloud providers.

The ideal candidates are software engineers with a "can-do" attitude and a passion for solving real customer problems. You should be a person who wishes and is able to work closely with the team and our partners across Cortex Cloud to make decisions and drive features end-to-end.

For us, caring about people is not a slogan; we are looking for individual contributors who enjoy and want to work with great people and collaborate on delivering business value across PANW’s vast customer portfolio.

Your Impact

• End-to-end backend development of features and core components across the software development life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
• As a principal software engineer, independently drive and collaborate with others to deliver high impact features in the KSPM domain
• Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges
• Contribute to team-wide efforts - code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience in developing and maintaining cloud-native distributed software applications
• Ability to comfortably drive features independently in close collaboration with other engineers
• Advantage: Experience in designing, building, and maintaining high-scale server-side applications
• Advantage: Experience with major cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and managed Kubernetes solutions (EKS, GKE, AKS)
• Advantage: Experience with Kubernetes or container technologies
• Advantage: Knowledge in the cybersecurity space, cloud security in particular
• B.Sc. in computer science, equivalent knowledge, or equivalent military experience
  
  

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.