Senior Staff Engineer Software - Frontend (Cortex)

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

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Staff Software Engineer with a passion for frontend craftsmanship to join the Cortex Cloud Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) team.

You will join a fast-moving collaborative team developing advanced solutions in one of Palo Alto Networks’ most innovative areas. In this role, you will design and develop the next generation of frontend applications, taking ownership of complex features from concept to production. You will be expected to leverage modern tools, including AI-driven development workflows, to deliver exceptional user experiences with speed and precision.

Your Impact

Feature Ownership: Take end-to-end ownership of major UI features. Design and develop scalable, reusable, and performant frontend components using React / Angular and TypeScript.

AI-First Development: Actively adopt and utilize AI coding assistants to accelerate development, generate boilerplate, write tests, and optimize code logic, setting a standard for modern engineering efficiency.

Code Quality & Architecture: Write clean, maintainable, and testable code. participate in code reviews and contribute to improving our internal component libraries and architecture.

Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Backend engineers to convert requirements into working software that safeguards our customers against cyber threats.

Mentorship: Mentor engineers, share knowledge on best practices, and help foster a culture of technical excellence.

Qualifications

Your Experience

5+ years of hands-on experience in frontend development
Senior-level hands-on experience with modern Angular/React development - Must
Experience with large scale applications - Must
Experience with TypeScript and modern JavaScript
Strong understanding of performance optimizations, modular design, and scalable architecture
Independent, proactive, and collaborative team player with strong ownership mindset
Experience with data visualization - Advantage
Experience with backend development – Advantage

Additional Information

The Team

Join our Cortex Frontend Engineering group - where innovation meets impact.
We build core, customer-facing pages that leverage complex visualizations to deliver a clear, opinionated, and actionable workflow, streamlining security problem resolution for our next-generation solutions.
We combine a passion for technology with a strong sense of responsibility for product quality and user experience.
If you want to work in a team that values technical excellence, collaboration, and creativity - we’d love to meet you.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.