Senior Staff Engineer Software (Cortex)

The Team

• Cortex Bangalore team is currently managing two security platforms Prisma Cloud & Cortex Cloud
• We are responsible for managing work for both security platforms which will include working on  customers feature requests technical debt to enhance the stability and performance of the security platforms customer issues and escalations. Stability of production environment (AWS GCP). Ongoing releases and patches in production

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to lead and grow development teams working on Prisma Cloud and Cortex Cloud Palo Alto Networks leading platforms for cloud security and security operations. The engineer will be responsible for delivering highly scalable reliable and secure cloud-native services collaborating with global teams to deliver next-generation cybersecurity solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of significant features and components within complex backend systems and microservices for our Prisma Cloud & Cortex Cloud
• Develop and implement high-quality resilient and scalable backend services primarily using Go Java and Python
• Drive technical design discussions and decisions for specific features ensuring solutions meet with overall architectural vision
• 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
• Contribute to defining and promoting best practices for backend development testing and deployment within the organization particularly for cloud-native security solutions
• Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges and production issues ensuring the reliability and performance of Prisma Cloud & Cortex Cloud platforms
• Actively participate in code reviews design reviews and architectural review
• Stay up-to-date of emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud and backend development evaluating and recommending their adoption where appropriate

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in backend software development with a strong track record of designing and delivering scalable distributed systems preferably in a cloud security context
• Expertise in Java 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
• Good understanding of cloud platforms (GCP AWS or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes) with an emphasis on security best practices within these environments.
• Excellent problem-solving analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities with a knack for explaining complex technical concepts
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience

Additional Information :

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