Palo Alto Networks · 5 hours ago
Sr Staff Software Engineer (Fullstack - Shadow IT)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to help scale their security platform, with a focus on delivering security as a service in the public cloud and collaborating across multiple engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
Build out world class Shadow IT security platform, influencing critical decisions on technology, architecture, integration, and reusability
Influence and architect cloud native, distributed computing system design, data ingestion pipelines and data storage solutions
Work cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security as a service offerings to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality
Participate in all phases of the product development cycle, including requirement analysis, design, development, test, release and support
Foster software development best practices to deliver clean, testable, maintainable, readable and scalable code
Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes
Identify innovative patentable solutions for complex problems to influence thought leadership within the organization
Qualification
Required
Industry experience building scalable web applications
Proficiency in Front-End technologies: React (hooks, Redux, component architecture)
Strong Back-End development experience in one or more of the following: Java, Python
Solid understanding of modern software architecture, microservices, RESTful APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code solutions like Terraform
Familiar with AI-based technologies (e.g., LLM integration, ML model APIs, vector databases) and AI-based productivity tools (e.g., Claude Code, ChatGPT)
Bachelor's + 4 years or Master's + 2 yrs experience building scalable web applications
Education: M.S./B.S. degree in Engineering, Data Science or equivalent experience in a related field 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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