Palo Alto Networks · 2 months ago
Senior Software Engineer (Cortex Backend Engineering)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$126K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expPalo Alto Networks is committed to being the cybersecurity partner of choice, dedicated to protecting our digital way of life. The Senior Staff Backend Engineer will develop and maintain the backend of Cortex products, focusing on innovation and scalability while collaborating with various teams to enhance customer solutions.
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Responsibilities
End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
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
Qualification
Required
M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 5+ years of software engineering experience, including development of a scalable server-side application
Experienced with a variety of database technologies (RDBMS / NoSQL)
Experience in distributed cloud products and architecture
Experience in designing, building, and maintaining high scale server-side application
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP / AWS / Azure)
High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra
Preferred
Experience in Python / Go - an advantage
Experience with Kubernetes/Docker - advantage
Benefits
FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees
Mental and financial health resources
Personalized learning opportunities
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
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Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
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Chairman CEO
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