Principal Software Engineer (CloudNGFW as a Service)

Your Career

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation cloud security service technologies within our Next Generation Firewall as a Service team. We want passionate engineers who love to architect and code world-class security services on Cloud Providers. We are looking for engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development. They are individual leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to solve problems at every level. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.

Your Impact

• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of NextGen Firewall as a Service
• Ownership of end to end workflow for a major component of the service in its first version
• Leadership opportunity to drive collaboration with internal/external cross-functional efforts to deliver best in quality software
• Open Engineering environment to suggest and improve the development process for a public cloud workload security service
• Collaboratively work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues and build better customer experiences

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Extensive hands-on programming skills in one - Python or Go
• Experience with cloud-native service development stack on Azure, AWS, GCP or OCI
• Strong knowledge of NoSQL databases
• Experience building scalable REST/GraphQL API services
• Strong technical leadership skills with a can-do attitude
• Ability to explain the architecture and design with complete rationale behind design decisions
• Strong understanding of at least two of these - Networking, Public Cloud Services and Security
• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Fast learner and eager to absorb new emerging technologies

Education

• M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent or equivalent military experience required

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of the NextGen Firewall as a service building Cloud Security services natively on Cloud Providers. Engineers on our team work on all aspects of the management and control plane of the service. This includes Activation, Onboarding, Configuration, Orchestration, Data, APIs and much more. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $144,200/yr to $220,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .