Senior Backend Engineer (Cortex Cloud)

Your Career

This role is designed as an accelerator for your professional growth. We dont just want you to write code; we want you to evolve into a versatile well-rounded engineer.

Whether you are a Java/Kotlin expert looking to learn Go or a Go developer ready to master enterprise Java/Kolin Spring Boot this role will turn you into a true Polyglot Developer. You will gain production-grade fluency in our entire stack: Java Go and Kotlin.

You wont just deploy code; you will understand where it lives. You will gain hands-on expertise with Kubernetes Terraform and Cloud Architecture (GCP) giving you the DevOps mindset that is highly valued in the industry today.

You will develop a rare skill set: the ability to build massive scalable SaaS solutions and resilient efficient on-premise services that run in constrained environments.

Your Impact

You will help protect our customers data by delivering critical classification capabilities that manage settings and scan resources across cloud and on-premise environments. Youll contribute throughout the engineering lifecycle from design and implementation through testing and deployment building robust production-ready services. Youll ship resilient code for both SaaS microservices and on-premise scanners navigating complex infrastructure constraints and high-volume data operations. Actively participate in technical discussions to drive improvements in efficiency scalability and stability across our hybrid architecture.

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• At least 5 years of backend engineering experience with either Golang or Java (with Spring Boot)

• Hands on experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS Azure GCP)

• Hands on experience with microservices architecture (Kubernetes Docker Serverless)

• Proven experience designing large scalable applications

• Proven record of delivering high quality solutions

• Strong collaborative communication: you explain complex technical challenges clearly share knowledge and help the team level up together

Nice to have

• BSc in Computer Science and/or elite software army unit graduate or equivalent military experience

• Experience with big-data architectures

• Experience developing performance and memory sensitive applications

• Familiarity with Cyber Technologies Information Security and Software Security etc.

Additional Information :

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating-challenging the way we and the industry think about cybersecurity. Our engineers dont shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. 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.

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Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time