Palo Alto Networks · 3 days ago
Principal Software Engineer (NGFW System Infrastructure and Platform Security)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting digital lives. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to innovate and develop high-performance core systems and security infrastructure for their Next-Gen Firewall products.
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Responsibilities
Innovate, design, and develop core system infrastructure (e.g. IPC infrastructure, clustering, HA, software upgrade, OS/Kernel) and security infrastructure/services
Contribute in all phases of the software development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test
Develop functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling, and contribute to development, debugging and support
Identify and drive improvements in existing software and development process
Qualification
Required
8+ years experience in embedded programming, infrastructure, security, Linux kernel/OS, and platform software
Experience developing, integrating and delivering product features or system components on Linux-based systems
Expertise in security such as OS/application security, secure boot, software/file/data integrity, access control (e.g.SeLinux), PQC, IMA, Intrusion Detection/reporting/auditing/remediation, VM/container security, etc
Strong C/C++ coding/debugging skills
Strong scripting skills with bash and python
Experience with OS, Clustering and HA is a plus
Experience with improving performance/scale, memory usage and boot-time is a plus
Strong verbal and written communication skills to work with multi-functional groups
B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, similar technical discipline or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
Benefits
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
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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