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Palo Alto Networks · 4 days ago

Principal Software Engineer (Prisma Access - Networking)

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver next-generation technologies for their Prisma Access team, focusing on high-performance networking and security features.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of Prisma Access
Work with different development and quality assurance groups to achieve best in quality software
Suggest and implement improvements to the development process
Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Qualification

L3 Control Plane protocolsLinux Systems ProgrammingC/C++PythonCloud & VirtualizationDistributed SystemsOpen-source contributionsHigh availability (HA)Multi-threaded applicationsTroubleshooting

Required

B.S. with 10+ years or M.S. with 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, specifically focusing on high-performance networking or operating system internals
Expertise in L3 Control Plane protocols: Architectural knowledge of BGP (including EVPN/VXLAN), OSPF, and IPv6 stack internals
Strong Linux Systems Programming: Proficiency in C/C++ and Python is required, with a focus on multi-threaded applications, IPC, and Linux kernel interfaces (e.g., Netlink)
Proven experience in refactoring or migrating core system components (like routing stacks) within a live production environment
Demonstrated history and/or interest in contributing to open-source networking or systems projects; ability to influence community roadmaps and maintain upstream relations
Familiarity with integrating software routing suites with underlying hardware abstraction layers
Distributed Systems: Understanding of high availability (HA) in networking, including graceful restart mechanisms and state synchronization across distributed nodes
Cloud & Virtualization: Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) in cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and container networking interfaces (CNI)

Benefits

Restricted stock units
Bonus

Company

Palo Alto Networks

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
dateFounded in 2005
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$65M
Key Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M

Leadership Team

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Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
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Nikesh Arora
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