Senior Principal Software Engineer (NGFW Platform)
Share
Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Your Career
As a member of the Platform Software group at Palo Alto Networks you will participate in the design and development of diags/software of our Next-Generation Firewall platforms. Responsibilities will include platform bring-up diags (both pizza-box and chassis-based platforms) platform security using TPM chip development of both kernel and use-space drivers provisioning of third-party vendor switch/fabric and the overall development of consistent platform diags and software for all Next-Gen Firewall platforms.
As a Platform Software Engineer you will be expected to participate in all phases of the product development cycle from definition design implementation test and field deployment. This includes developing diags test cases assessing task requirements and scheduling and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Manufacturing Ops ASIC Hardware Software and Quality assurance teams
Your Impact
Work with various stakeholders from diags product design software development and QA organization on the delivery of platforms.
Innovate new product features based on customer partner and technical support engineer feedback
Proactively identify product features that will differentiate from the competition.
Troubleshoot changes to the product to ensure high quality output of product design
Qualifications :
Your Experience
5 years experience in device drivers platform software hardware bring-up and support
Experience with Linux Kernel DPDK Platform and user-space drivers FPGA Firmware PHY Switch/Fabric SDK Optics Storage POE controllers
Ability to go over different vendor specifications to get details on testing each components
Experience with fixed/chassis based appliances
Strong C coding/debugging skills
Strong scripting skills with bash and python
Experience with debugging Linux kernel performance memory and platform boot-time issues
Experience with TPM FIPS and CC Certifications is a plus
Ability to work well in a dynamic fast-paced environment
Familiarity with x86 and MIPS architecture is a plus
Related programming experience required
Additional Information :
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products 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.
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 $202000 - $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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Python
- System Design
- Agile
- C/C++
- Go
- Systems Engineering
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Our enterprise security platform detects and prevents known and unknown threats while safely enabling an increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications. Come be part of the team that redefined the firewall industry and is now the fastest-growing security company in hi ... View more
