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Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Native NMS)

Palo Alto Networks

Job Description

Posted on: 
September 17, 2024

Summary and company overview

Company Description

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we are looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara Headquarters Campus.

Responsibilities

  • Conceptualize, Collaborate and Develop highly scalable cloud native Network Management System for managing devices and services at scale in hybrid deployments.
  • Hands-on participation in developing next generation configuration management architecture.
  • Technical leadership and end-to-end delivery of solutions in collaboration with cross-functional product management, development and quality assurance teams in a fast paced environment.
  • Deliberate and build frameworks to improve quality of micro services.
  • Work with Devops and Technical Support teams to investigate and resolve critical customer defects.
  • Recruit and Mentor new team members.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in building large enterprise applications required. 3+ years experience in technical leadership roles in building major cloud native apps or subsystems.
  • Proven ability to lead and collaborate with many cross-functional teams with an emphasis on end-to-end delivery.
  • Experience in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, peer review, and operations.
  • Excellent programming skills in GoLang is a must, in C is preferred and Python is a plus.
  • Strong fundamentals in object oriented design and development is a must. Experience with or familiarity of Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration is required.
  • Experience building data management solutions using transactional data stores is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience developing microservice based solutions on public cloud infrastructure is highly desirable. Experience developing in Kubernetes based environments is a plus.
  • Knowledge of and experience building enterprise software with graph databases is highly desirable.
  • Experience building network and security configuration management systems is highly desirable.
  • Experience building appliance based network management solutions is highly desirable.

Education:

  • MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Additional commentary

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 don’t 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.

Our Commitment:

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t 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 [email protected].

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.

Summary and company overview

Company Description

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we are looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara Headquarters Campus.

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