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Palo Alto Networks · 1 month ago

Principal Software Engineer (NGFW Cloud)

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$147K/yr - $238K/yr
date8+ years exp

Palo Alto Networks is committed to being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. The Principal Software Engineer will design, develop, and deliver next-generation cloud security service technologies, taking ownership of workflows and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software development.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of NextGen Firewall as a Service
Ownership of end to end workflow for the expanding service
Leadership opportunity to drive collaboration with internal/external cross-functional efforts to deliver best in quality software
Open Engineering environment to suggest and improve the development process for a v1 service
Proactively spot, articulate, and mitigate risks in ongoing and planned projects to ensure smooth execution and high output – this may include providing ad hoc mentorship, communicating with project stakeholders, or rolling up your sleeves and stepping in to help move things along
Collaboratively work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues and build better customer experiences
Design and build the front end for the service across multiple platforms
Interview, mentor and coach new team members as part of the growing team

Qualification

Cloud-native application developmentDistributed systemsCloud service development stackPythonAI coding toolsCloud Networking TopologiesREST APIsTeam collaborationMentorship

Required

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on cloud-native application development, at large organizations or innovative startups
Strong programming skills in one of Python, Go, or Java, with experience in building distributed systems
Experience with AI coding tools
Experience with cloud-native service development stack on AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI
Experience with complex Cloud Networking Topologies and Multi-Cloud-Interconnect
Experience with cloud development (REST APIs, Databases, Serverless computing) of distributed cloud applications
M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent

Benefits

Restricted stock units
Bonus

Company

Palo Alto Networks

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
dateFounded in 2005
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

H1B Sponsorship

Palo Alto Networks has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (579)
2024 (482)
2023 (341)
2022 (452)
2021 (493)
2020 (235)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$65M
Key Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M

Leadership Team

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Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
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Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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