Palo Alto Networks · 5 days ago
Principal Software Engineer (Next Gen Firewall - Dataplane)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $238K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading company in cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting digital lives through innovative technology. The Principal Software Engineer will be part of a team focused on developing critical dataplane components for next-generation firewalls, taking ownership of large software components and collaborating with product management and other teams throughout the software development cycle.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for development of the critical dataplane components for the State-of-the-art Next Generation Firewalls deployed at Enterprise, Data Center, Cloud, and Service Provider environments
Lead L2-L4 network security feature development
Lead next generation security product development
Support critical customer escalations and provide root cause analysis in a timely manner
Work with multi-functional team members on user requirements, including but not limited to Product Management, QA, Support, etc
Effective decision maker, take ownership and independently drive, lead tasks and assignments
Qualification
Required
Expert in common network protocols such as TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, multicast
Expert in dataplane technologies like DPDK based packet processing
Expert in typical network device features like NAT, ALG, DoS Protection
Expert in computer architecture, cybersecurity, distributed systems
In-depth understanding of common software vulnerabilities and mitigations
In-depth understanding of linux systems
Expert C, Python, Shell script programming skills
Tech lead experience in networking domains
Strong communication skills to work effectively with multi-functional groups
BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent or equivalent military experience required
8+ years of related programming experience
Preferred
Good to have experience in using Broadcom chips for switching, QoS and interface 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
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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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