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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Job Description

Your Career

ShiftLeft is building the cloud security platform for developers (CAS). Our platform empowers teams to find, fix, and prevent security risks in application code and infrastructure as code through automation and security-as-code principles. We're looking for a skilled Senior Backend Developer to join our team and contribute to our Cortex Cloud platform.

As a Senior Backend Developer, you'll play a key role in developing and enhancing our code security products. You'll be responsible for building robust, scalable backend features and ensuring the performance and reliability of our systems.

Your Impact

Product Development: Build and enhance code security products
Feature Development: Design, develop, and deploy complex backend features end-to-end, from requirements gathering to production deployment
Scalability and Architecture: Design and implement scalable architectures to support high-volume environments
Performance Optimization: Optimize system performance, troubleshoot bugs, and ensure efficient workflows
Data Management: Take ownership of the data persistence layer and optimize database systems (including knowledge of BigQuery)

Qualifications

Your Experience

5+ years of experience as a Backend Developer
Strong proficiency in TypeScript development
Experience with Kubernetes and Argo Workflow
Experience working with live production systems at scale
Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for learning new technologies.
Experience with GCP or another cloud provider
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent military experience

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves):

Experience developing code security products
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Proficiency in additional programming languages, such as Python
Familiarity with Software Composition Analysis (SCA), including secrets management, license compliance, and dependency vulnerability analysis

Additional Information

The Team

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

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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.