Palo Alto Networks · 1 day ago
Sr Software / Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Native NMS)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $238K/yr
6+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life through innovative technology. The Sr Software / Principal Software Engineer will lead the development of a cloud-native Network Management System, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality solutions and mentoring new team members.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
No H1B
Responsibilities
Conceptualize, Collaborate and Develop highly scalable cloud native Network Management System for managing devices and services at scale in hybrid deployments
Hands-on participation in developing next generation configuration management architecture
Technical leadership and end-to-end delivery of solutions in collaboration with cross-functional product management, development and quality assurance teams in a fast paced environment
Deliberate and build frameworks to improve quality of micro services
Work with Devops and Technical Support teams to investigate and resolve critical customer defects
Recruit and Mentor new team members
Qualification
Required
6 or more years of experience in building large enterprise applications required
Proven ability to lead and collaborate with many cross-functional teams with an emphasis on end-to-end delivery
Experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, peer review, and operations
Excellent programming skills in GoLang is a must, in C is preferred and Python is a plus
Strong fundamentals in object oriented design and development is a must. Experience with or familiarity of Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration is required
Experience developing microservice based solutions on public cloud infrastructure is highly desirable
Experience building data management solutions using transactional data stores is required. Knowledge of and experience building enterprise software with graph databases is highly desirable
Experience building network and security configuration management systems is highly desirable
Experience building appliance based network management solutions is highly desirable
Education: MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent
Preferred
10 or more years of experience in building large enterprise applications required. 3 or more years experience in technical leadership roles in building major cloud native apps or subsystems
Experience developing in Kubernetes based environments
Experience with Certificate Life Cycle management
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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
Recent News
2026-01-22
The Motley Fool
2026-01-22
Company data provided by crunchbase