Principal Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS Backend)
About the role
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 how 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.
Responsibilities
- Design and build innovative, scalable software products to ensure our customers can use AI securely
- Own new features/functionality from start to finish. Participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test.
- Ensure that applications are production-ready, scalable, and reliable
- Collaborate with product managers, frontend software engineers, product designers, and infrastructure engineers to shape the future of Palo Alto Networks AI Security Offerings.
- Operate production services with hundreds of enterprise customers as a true owner, ensuring that Prisma AIRS customers experience top-notch reliability, availability, and performance
- Develop expertise in new technologies and keep up with the rapidly evolving AI security landscape
- Mentor junior engineers and champion high standards of development and innovation
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, building and designing large distributed systems and web services in the cloud
- Hands-on programming skills in Java / Go, / Python or equivalent languages
- Experience with a major cloud provider like GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure
- Experience with SQL/NoSQL based databases such as Postgres, MySQL, Spanner, BigTable, BigQuery, MongoDB etc
- Experience with Graph databases such as Neo4j is highly desired
- Experience with the queuing system such as RabbitMQ or Kafka or PubSub
- Experience with Microservices architecture (Kubernetes, GKE, EKS, AKS, Docker, Serverless, etc)
- Self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated, and strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
- Experience partnering with Product Managers and front end engineers
- Experience in leading and doing big projects end to end
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, and Grafana
- Experience using AI tools to aid design and development
- Experience working in an agile and dynamic environment
- Ready to understand and dissect new technology stacks quickly
- High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
- Self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated, and strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
- Familiarity with Cyber Technologies, Information Security, and Software Security is plus
Pay
$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr
Schedule
This role is located at our dynamic Headquarters Campus in Santa Clara, CA, and in office 3 days a week. It is possible to work from the Seattle office, as well.
Benefits
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is unwavering. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our employees, and we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of 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?
Yes