Sr. Principal Software Engineer Network Security PanOS
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San Francisco, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here everyone has a voice and every idea counts. If youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre in the right place.
Who We Are
In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption Collaboration Execution Integrity and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest we invite you to join us!
We believe collaboration thrives in person. Thats why most of our teams work from the office full time with flexibility when its needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving stronger relationships and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.Job Summary
Engineering - 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.
Job Summary
We are seeking innovative engineers to design and develop security features for our next-generation firewalls. As a key member of the Layer-7 Security group you will take ownership of your focus areas applying your programming skills to solve real-world security problems. You will collaborate with multi-functional teams including product management quality assurance and field support throughout the entire software development cycle. This role requires a drive to build global products and a passion for bringing new ideas to the security discipline.
Key Responsibilities
Innovate design and develop new security features in our next-generation firewalls focusing on Layer 7 identity and inspection.
Develop functional specifications assess task requirements and scheduling and assist in development debugging and support.
Suggest and implement improvements to the development process.
Clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams.
Interview mentor and coach new team members.
Identify performance bottlenecks and continuously implement improvements.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelors Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical/military experience
12 years of professional software engineering experience including significant time in senior technical leadership roles
Strong proficiency in C and C programming languages on Unix-based platforms.
Solid understanding of software development methodologies version control systems and agile practices.
Preferred Qualifications
In-depth knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP and familiarity with security protocols such as TLS and L4-L7 protocols.
Experience working with TLS and Web proxies.
Experience in developing and optimizing software for performance scalability and security.
Excellent understanding of various AI agents and ability to use them as a co-pilot.
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
$170000.00 - $277000.00/yrOur Commitment
Were trailblazers that dream big 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.
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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 ... View more
