Sr. Principal Engineer, Backend - Cortex Cloud (Posture Security)

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is the industry leader in cybersecurity dedicated to protecting our digital way of life. We are innovators at our core challenging the status quo and committed to building the next generation of security products. We are looking for a seasoned and visionary Architect/Sr. Principal Engineer to join our dynamic backend engineering team specifically focused on our Cortex Cloud Posture Security solutions. In this role you will be instrumental in designing and developing robust scalable and high-performance backend systems that power our cutting-edge cloud security posture management capabilities.

Your Impact

• Lead the architectural vision and design for complex large-scale backend systems and microservices that form the backbone of our Cortex Cloud Posture Security offerings
• Develop and implement high-quality resilient and scalable backend services primarily using Go and Python
• Drive system design discussions and decisions ensuring solutions meet current Posture Security needs while being adaptable for future growth and technological advancements in cloud security
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product management frontend engineers security researchers and SRE to define design and ship new features and platform enhancements for Cortex Cloud Posture Security
• Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence innovation and continuous learning within the Posture Security team
• Define and evangelize best practices for backend development testing and deployment within the organization particularly as they apply to cloud-native security solutions
• Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges and production issues ensuring the reliability and performance of our Cortex Cloud Posture Security services
• Contribute to and lead code reviews design reviews and architectural reviews related to Posture Security components
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud security backend development and posture management evaluating and recommending their adoption where appropriate
• Optionally leverage your understanding of UI development and user experience to contribute to a more holistic product design and improved collaboration with frontend teams working on the Cortex Cloud interface

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• 10 years of experience in backend software development with a proven track record of designing and delivering complex distributed systems preferably in a cloud security context
• Deep expertise in Go and/or Python for backend development
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles including microservices event-driven architecture and distributed systems patterns
• Proven experience with system design data modeling and API design (RESTful gRPC)
• Experience with various database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) message queues (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ) and caching solutions
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP AWS or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes) with a strong emphasis on security best practices within these environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers
• Excellent problem-solving analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities with a knack for explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information :

The Team

Our Cortex Cloud engineering team is at the core of our products directly connected to our mission of preventing cyberattacks by providing best-in-class cloud security. We are constantly innovating and challenging the way the industry thinks about cybersecurity. Specifically the Posture Security team is responsible for developing and maintaining the critical backend infrastructure that enables our customers to identify prioritize and remediate security risks across their multi-cloud environments. Were looking for individuals who are comfortable with ambiguity excited by a challenge and empowered by the unknown risks we work to solve. Youll be part of a team that is crucial in delivering comprehensive cloud security posture management helping organizations secure their cloud workloads data and infrastructure.

Compensation Disclosure

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 $170000/YR - $277000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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.

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