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Palo Alto Networks · 12 hours ago

Sr. Principal Engineer Software

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$170K/yr - $277K/yr
date7+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer Software to innovate and develop security features for their next-generation firewalls, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

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Responsibilities

Innovate, design, develop and improve the Next-Generation Firewall in terms of functionality and performance, working on device identity solutions
Own and be responsible for critical components in the Next-Generation Firewall system
Deliver features and improvements in critical components in high quality and performance
As an expert on networking and security, work closely with team members and cross-team to design and architect innovative solutions

Qualification

C programmingLinux developmentTCP/IP networkingMulti-threaded programmingCloud platformsKubernetesMicroservicesGoPythonRedisSQLNoSQLCan-do attitude

Required

Proficient in C programming under Linux development environment
Experience with multi-threaded programming and large-scale, distributed, and/or high-performance software design and architecture
Experience with TCP/IP networking software development
Experience designing & building scalable microservices with latest queueing technology and data pipelines
Experience with cloud platforms and kubernetes
Experience with one or more of Redis, SQL or NoSQL database
B.S. degree in Computer Science, similar technical discipline or equivalent practical experience plus 7 or more years of relevant industry experience
Teammate who brings a can-do attitude to a dynamic working environment and is comfortable learning new technologies and platforms

Preferred

Go, python experience
Graduate degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Computer Science or similar technical discipline or equivalent military experience

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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