Palo Alto Networks · 12 hours ago
Principal Engineer Software (Cloud Management)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$147K/yr - $238K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting the digital way of life through innovative technology and collaboration. They are seeking a Principal Engineer Software to lead the development of a cloud-native Security & Network Management System, focusing on scalable solutions and cross-functional collaboration.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Responsibilities
Conceptualize, Collaborate and Develop highly scalable cloud native Security & Network Management System for managing devices and services at scale in hybrid deployments
Hands-on participation in developing next generation configuration management architecture
Contribute to 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
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in building large enterprise applications required - 3+ years experience in technical leadership roles in building major cloud native apps or subsystems
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 developing in Kubernetes based environments is a plus
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 with building or contributing to AI/LLM-powered automation or autonomous agents is highly desirable
Experience building network and security configuration management systems is highly desirable
Experience building appliance based network management solutions is highly desirable
MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent 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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