Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Clara, CA

INTRODUCTION

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to 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 you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re 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. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

JOB SUMMARY

Palo Alto Networks® SaaS Security team is looking for a seasoned and accomplished Senior Staff Software Engineer to help scale out our security platform with a sharp focus on platform and infrastructure capabilities.

As a member of the team, you have the unique opportunity to:

• Be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking cloud security service offerings
• Lead initiatives in the platform team to deliver security as a service in the public cloud by providing highly scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions
• Be expected to lead and participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation, test, and field deployment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the technology strategy for building out world class platform and infrastructure solutions, influencing critical decisions on technology, architecture, integration, and go to market
• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features and infrastructure on our next-generation security platform ready for cloud native deployment from inception to completion
• Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on execution, quality, and speed
• Lead cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security as a service offerings to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality
• Develop a strong culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and openness
• Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes
• Foster innovation in the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of experience in highly technical roles in development of enterprise services, at large organizations or innovative startups

Preferred hands-on experience and working knowledge of security concepts - CASB Security, Threats / Suspicious behavior, deep understanding of web protocols, integration with third party APIs and services

Experience with the agile process and leading software development teams involved with building out full stack products, deployed on the cloud at scale

Experience with building and delivering services and workflows at scale, leveraging microservices architectures

5+ years Experience with running complex workloads on cloud-based architectures (AWS/GCP experience preferred)

Hands-on programming experience in one or more of the following - Java, Golang, Python

5+ years of experience in cloud technologies like Postgres, BigQuery, Kafka, MongoDB, Spring Boot

Experience with backend development (Rest APIs, Databases, Serverless computing) of distributed cloud applications

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms

Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing

Strong understanding of principles of DevOps and Continuous Delivery

Strong leadership skills with a can-do attitude and ability to make trade-off judgements with data driven decision making

Enjoys working with many different teams with strong collaboration and communications skills

BS/MS in Computer Science, other engineering/technical degree or equivalent military experience required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in highly technical roles in development of enterprise services, at large organizations or innovative startups
• Preferred hands-on experience and working knowledge of security concepts - CASB Security, Threats / Suspicious behavior, deep understanding of web protocols, integration with third party APIs and services
• Experience with the agile process and leading software development teams involved with building out full stack products, deployed on the cloud at scale
• Experience with building and delivering services and workflows at scale, leveraging microservices architectures
• 5+ years Experience with running complex workloads on cloud-based architectures (AWS/GCP experience preferred)
• Hands-on programming experience in one or more of the following - Java, Golang, Python
• 5+ years of experience in cloud technologies like Postgres, BigQuery, Kafka, MongoDB, Spring Boot
• Experience with backend development (Rest APIs, Databases, Serverless computing) of distributed cloud applications
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
• Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing
• Strong understanding of principles of DevOps and Continuous Delivery
• Strong leadership skills with a can-do attitude and ability to make trade-off judgements with data driven decision making
• Enjoys working with many different teams with strong collaboration and communications skills
• BS/MS in Computer Science, other engineering/technical degree or equivalent military experience required

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/commissioned 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.

$126,000.00 - $204,500.00/yr

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 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?: Yes

LOCATION

Santa Clara, California, United States