Palo Alto Networks · 2 days ago
Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Vulnerability Experience Platform)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $238K/yr
6+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to being the cybersecurity partner of choice, aiming to protect the digital way of life. The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining features for the Cortex Vulnerability Experience Platform, collaborating with teams to enhance security posture management and driving technical best practices within the organization.
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Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain the features for the unified vulnerability and exposure management experience
Take part in architecture strategy sessions - design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across Cortex
Collaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices
Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering org
Collaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality output
Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production
Be a champion of test driven development
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience as a professional software engineer writing software
Strong Proficiency in Python
Experienced and opinionated about Software development and best practices across backend and frontend
Able to switch between research, design, prototype, and implementation
Working knowledge of at least one of the major cloud platforms (eg GCP, AWS, or Azure), preferably GCP
Experience with CI/CD process
Strong problem solving skills
Technical team leadership
Preferred
Experience with Go, Angular and React
Common understanding of CVEs or Software vulnerabilities
Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and vulnerability methodologies
Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems
Demonstrates a basic understanding of how a variety of exploits work and shows skills in enumerating and selecting the correct exploit for a given system
Experience with Jenkins or Gitlab Runners
Experience with Grafana and Prometheus
Experience with StackDriver for log based debugging
Experience working in vulnerability management domain
Experience working with BigQuery
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
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Funding
Current Stage
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$65MKey Investors
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2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
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