Principal Backend Developer – Cloud Network Analyzer (Prisma Cloud)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are 

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday – from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.  

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities – just to name a few! 

Job Description

Your Career

As a Principal Backend Engineer within our team, you play a pivotal role in driving cross–organizational impact by spearheading the development of the core of our advanced system, which safeguards cloud workloads, with a particular focus on Kubernetes. Your crucial role goes beyond development, involving your position as a technical expert who offers guidance and support to fellow team members while also leading entire product areas as the tech–lead. Your expertise is instrumental in establishing a robust framework through the implementation of microservices, cloud technologies, and other innovative solutions.

You’ll be actively contributing to the development of a Cloud–Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), designed to secure cloud–based applications across major providers. Specifically, Prisma Cloud Compute ensures the security of cloud applications throughout the entire development lifecycle. This involves integrating DevSecOps at the code level, implementing Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) for breach prevention, and deploying Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for real–time detection, alerting, and blocking of global cyber–attacks.

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Your Impact

• Huge! Protect customers from real cloud native attacks!
• Feature development! You will be the tech lead for important feature areas in the Prisma product (including design, implementation, testing and production operations)
• Cloud native! Design and implement new E2E  services with the use of cloud–native technologies and Golang
• Who knew? You do! Research new technologies and see how they can be adapted to the product

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of hands–on experience in Software Engineering
• 4+ years of proven hands–on tech leading large–scale cloud production systems
• Experience with building microservices in cloud environments using cloud–native technologies
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software and Computer Engineering, or equivalent military experience required

 Advantage

• Experience in cyber–security domain
• Understanding Kubernetes internals
• Experience in Go language
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and related tools like Jenkins or GitLab

Additional Information

The Team 

Join our dynamic team where innovation and collaboration thrive. Experience a workplace that fosters personal and professional growth, providing opportunities to take ownership of your career journey. Embrace the cutting edge of technology as we encourage professional work in software engineering, particularly in the cloud domain. Make a real impact in the security domain, contributing to solutions that directly benefit and protect our valued customers.

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Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.