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Palo Alto Networks · 2 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer (Cortex)

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$126K/yr - $204K/yr
date5+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting the digital way of life through innovation and impact. They are seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to join their Cortex backend engineering group, responsible for the end-to-end development of features and core components of Cortex products. The role involves collaboration with different teams to shape solutions and contribute to team-wide efforts such as code and design reviews.

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Responsibilities

End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges
Contribute to team-wide efforts - code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions

Qualification

Backend developmentDatabase technologiesCloud platformsPythonKubernetes/DockerCI/CD pipelinesCan-do attitudeCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent
5+ years of software engineering experience, including development of a scalable server-side application
Experienced with a variety of database technologies (RDBMS / NoSQL)
Experience in distributed cloud products and architecture
Experience in designing, building, and maintaining high scale server-side application
Experience in Python / Go - an advantage
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP / AWS / Azure)
Experience with Kubernetes/Docker - advantage
High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra

Benefits

Restricted stock units
Bonus

Company

Palo Alto Networks

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
dateFounded in 2005
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$65M
Key Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M

Leadership Team

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Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
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Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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