Palo Alto Networks · 11 hours ago
Sr Principal Software Engineer (L7 Security)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$230K/yr - $250K/yr
7+ years expPalo Alto Networks is committed to protecting our digital way of life through innovative cybersecurity solutions. As a Sr Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of security features for next-generation firewalls, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality cloud security solutions.
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Responsibilities
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
You will work to design, implement and troubleshoot next generation cloud security solutions
Hands-on participation in developing next generation cloud security architecture
You will participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test
Lead cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security as a service offering to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality
Develop a strong culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and openness
Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes
Foster innovation in the organization
Qualification
Required
Excellent team player with strong coding, analytical and problem-solving skills
Hands-on experience with cloud distributed systems and high scale designs and in developing high performance distributed software applications
Experience in cloud technologies like Kafka, Elastic Search, SQL, Google Big Query or equivalent
Experience with backend development (Rest APIs, Databases, Serverless computing) of distributed cloud applications
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing with strong cloud service trouble-shooting skills
Working knowledge of TCP/IP and Networking is highly desirable
Experience in GCP or AWS is a plus
M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 7+ years of relevant experience required
5+ year hands-on programming experience in one or more of the following: GO/Java(Primary), Python; Working knowledge of C is highly desirable
High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account
Mental and financial health resources
Personalized learning opportunities
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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