Senior Rust Software Engineer - Data Classification (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 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

As a Senior Engineer on the Data Classification team, you’ll design and development of scalable solutions that help customers understand and protect their data. You’ll work across the full product lifecycle- design, implementation, testing, and deployment—while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration. Beyond your own contributions, you’ll raise the bar for those around you, driving innovation, mentoring teammates, and pushing for continuous improvement.

Your Impact

Develop solutions for data security and classification using Rust, Python & Golang
Contribute to feature development (design, implementation, testing, deployment)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for product and infrastructure integration
Innovate solutions for high-scale data operations
Serve as a leader, improving the work of others
Generate ideas and participate in brainstorming
Identify and push for team improvements

Qualifications

Your Experience

BSc in Computer Science with 5+ years, or MSc with 3+ years, or equivalent military experience
Experience with systems-level languages (C++, C, Go, etc.)
Deep understanding of memory management
Strong understanding of application and OS interaction
Experience with multi-threaded and multi-process development with a performance focus
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra - Have the ability to “make stuff work" on top of writing good code

Advantages

Experience in Rust - Big advantage
Python/Go experience
Comfortable with Regex & Character encodings
Experience with applications running remotely at scale
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 [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.