Sr Principal Software Engineer (Internet Security Systems)

Your Career

Were seeking innovators - engineers who seek to design new products designing state-of-the-art products that do not exist today. These engineers love to code with a drive to build global products and bring new ideas to develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems. We are looking for cloud advocates who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to pursue problems at every level. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal. 

As a key member of our Internet Security Infrastructure team you will be responsible for designing and developing large scale backend systems. You will participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle from definition design through implementation and test. Work closely with security researchers product managers on new feature requests QA and DevOps on testing and  deployment plans other engineering teams on all kinds of collaboration. 

Your Impact

• Bring new ideas to develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems

• Develop key security research infrastructure for researchers and security services

• Establish a clear technical and architectural vision for key projects

• Mentor your fellow engineering members 

• Promote best practices such as design reviews code reviews secure coding and performance tuning

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• Solid CS fundamentals and networking knowledge including DNS HTTP TCP IP UDP.

• Experience of designing and implementing massive scalable distributed systems

• Expert level programming in Golang C C or Rust. 

• Experience of Kubernetes and Containers.

• Experience of any public cloud platforms. GCP AWS OCI are preferred. 

• Experience of data processing frameworks such as Spark Apache Beam BigQuery Dataflow

• Experience with SQL and No-SQL DB technologies such as PostgreSQL Redis HBbase/BigTable Spanner

• Communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal.

• BS or MS Degree in Engineering or Computer Science related to computer security application security information security network security or cryptography is preferred or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information :

The Team

Think about it security for an information security company. Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within the Product Security team is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Youll be joined with the brightest minds in technology our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. Were joined by one mission but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolving security gaps that inhibit our privacy.

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.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship: Yes