Palo Alto Networks · 1 week ago
Sr Staff Engineer Software (Hypervisor)
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer Software for their Hypervisor team, focusing on performance optimizations and the development of a cloud-based security product infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCyber SecurityAgentic AICloud SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Growth OpportunitiesH1B Sponsored
Responsibilities
Solve interesting low level OS problems to secure our customers
Participate in the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment and support
Write clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable C, Python code that scales and performs well for thousands of customers
Participate actively and contribute to design and development discussions
Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams
Qualification
Required
Hands on experience working on Hypervisor development or low-level Operating System development
Excellent Operating System internals understanding
Linux is required, and Windows is a plus as well as Concurrent Programming
Proficiency in development experience using C, C++, and Python
Understanding of device drivers and PCI devices
Good understanding of different Instruction Set Architectures
Good understanding of performance analysis of a system
Can demonstrate good design and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Be comfortable working independently and efficiently
Hands-on and can-do attitude, willing to learn new technologies
BS/MS in computer science/engineering, or equivalent experience
Benefits
The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.
A description of our employee benefits may be found https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Cybersecurity platform for organizations across cloud, network, and mobile.
H1B Sponsorship
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71%
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Engineering and Development
Customer Service and Support
Management and Executive
Product Management
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Marketing
Creatives and Design
Accounting and Finance
Human Resources
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (426)
2025 (579)
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2023 (341)
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2021 (493)
2020 (235)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesTenaya CapitalGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA & LATAM
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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