Sr Backend Engineer ASPM (Cortex Cloud)

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

The ASPM group is leading the development of a revolutionary security product that will redefine the AppSec landscape. We operate with speed and agility, continuously gathering feedback from the field to deliver the most accurate solution and solve real problems for our customers

Join us as a top-tier Backend Developer to innovate with a diverse tech stack. We're searching for someone passionate about cloud-native solutions, with experience in GCP, Kubernetes (K8s), and TypeScript.

Your Impact

Be a key contributor to designing and building our cloud-native platform that secures the modern software development ecosystem, focusing on application security posture (ASPM).

Own complex backend features from concept to production, directly shaping the core infrastructure and services of this critical security offering.

Partner with product managers, architects, and engineers to deliver impactful, high-quality security solutions to our customers.

Continuously evaluate and adopt new tools and technologies to improve development velocity and enhance the capabilities of our product.

Be an advocate for clean code, scalable architecture, and strong engineering practices.

Qualifications

Your Experience

5+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development

Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js

Experience working with databases such as BigQuery, MongoDB, or relational SQL systems

Experience with cloud infrastructure (preferably GCP) and cloud-native architectures

A self-driven, fast learner with a proactive approach to solving problems

Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Advantage

Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience required

IaC (Infrastructure as Code) - Terraform, Cloud Formation, Pulumi, etc.

CI/CD methodologies and relevant tools (such as Jenkins, Github actions, CircleCI)

Security knowledge

Orchestrated and managed containerized applications using Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and self-healing of microservices

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 [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.