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Our Mission
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
Your Career
We're seeking innovators - engineers who seek to design new products, designing state-of-the-art products that do not exist today. These engineers love to code with a drive to build global products and bring new ideas to develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems. We are looking for leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to pursue problems at every level. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal.
The Team
As part of the Device Security cloud infrastructure team, you’ll be working on building our state of art realtime data analytics system and high performance serving system. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our systems engineering team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.
Your Impact
- Integrate generative AI capabilities to automate routine coding tasks and improve developer productivity for SDLC.
- Design intelligent interfaces that leverage AI to provide proactive security insights and threat visualizations.
- Design and implement the highly scalable and easily managed services for Device Security products to exchange IoT intelligences and extend system functionality through integrations with third party systems like ServiceNow, SIEMs and Cisco/ISE etc.
- Design and implement the highly scalable and high performance services to support IoT devices’ operational technology support
- Design and implement Device Security Web Service APIs using NodeJS and SQL/Nosql database technology to provide key metrics and analytics for IoT devices
- Design and implement algorithms for Device Security event connector and inspector management services to transfer customer network data into the cloud for storage and analytics at scale
- Design and implement data pipeline to support Device Security features like device Identification, alert publishing, and device status tracking
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Must have BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 8~12+ years software development experience
- Must have 7+ years of working experience with Amazon AWS, Google GCP or MS Azure
- Must have 7+ years of experience building large-scale distributed serving system
- Must have 7~10== years of software development experience with NodeJS/JAVA/Python
- Must have experience with Linux and Shell scripting
- Must have good communication skills
- Must have great problem-solving skills
- Prefer knowledge of MongoDB, Kafka/firehose, Redis, Spark/Spark Streaming/Spark SQL, Redshift, or other data warehousing solutions.
- Prefer knowledge of Network domain
- Prefer experiences in building real-time analytics systems or machine learning systems
- Good to have experience in Single Sign On (SSO) integration, Graph Data Lakehouse
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.
$156,400.00 - $253,000.00/yrOur 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?: YesOur Mission
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
Your Career
We're seeking innovators - engineers who seek to design new products, designing state-of-the-art products that do not exist today. These engineers love to code with a drive to build global products and bring new ideas to develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems. We are looking for leaders who take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to pursue problems at every level. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal.
The Team
As part of the Device Security cloud infrastructure team, you’ll be working on building our state of art realtime data analytics system and high performance serving system. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our systems engineering team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.
Your Impact
- Integrate generative AI capabilities to automate routine coding tasks and improve developer productivity for SDLC.
- Design intelligent interfaces that leverage AI to provide proactive security insights and threat visualizations.
- Design and implement the highly scalable and easily managed services for Device Security products to exchange IoT intelligences and extend system functionality through integrations with third party systems like ServiceNow, SIEMs and Cisco/ISE etc.
- Design and implement the highly scalable and high performance services to support IoT devices’ operational technology support
- Design and implement Device Security Web Service APIs using NodeJS and SQL/Nosql database technology to provide key metrics and analytics for IoT devices
- Design and implement algorithms for Device Security event connector and inspector management services to transfer customer network data into the cloud for storage and analytics at scale
- Design and implement data pipeline to support Device Security features like device Identification, alert publishing, and device status tracking
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Must have BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 8~12+ years software development experience
- Must have 7+ years of working experience with Amazon AWS, Google GCP or MS Azure
- Must have 7+ years of experience building large-scale distributed serving system
- Must have 7~10== years of software development experience with NodeJS/JAVA/Python
- Must have experience with Linux and Shell scripting
- Must have good communication skills
- Must have great problem-solving skills
- Prefer knowledge of MongoDB, Kafka/firehose, Redis, Spark/Spark Streaming/Spark SQL, Redshift, or other data warehousing solutions.
- Prefer knowledge of Network domain
- Prefer experiences in building real-time analytics systems or machine learning systems
- Good to have experience in Single Sign On (SSO) integration, Graph Data Lakehouse
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.
$156,400.00 - $253,000.00/yrOur 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?: YesSenior Backend Developer Jobs by Experience Level
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- CVS Health30
- ALTRUIST10
- Tillster9
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior backend developer jobs.
- 5 or more years of professional backend engineering experience
- Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Python, or Node.js
- Experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices
- Hands-on work with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL database design and optimization
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design discussions and code reviews
Tips for Your Senior Backend Developer Job Search
Tailor your resume to system scale
Senior backend roles prioritize demonstrated experience with high-throughput systems. Quantify the scale you've worked at, such as requests per second, data volume, or concurrent users, so hiring managers can immediately gauge whether your background matches their infrastructure needs.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior backend developer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight architecture ownership on your resume
Many candidates list technologies without showing decision-making authority. Specify systems or components you designed end-to-end, the tradeoffs you evaluated, and the outcomes. Reviewers at the senior level are looking for engineers who drove technical direction, not just implemented it.
Filter openings by your core stack
Senior backend postings vary sharply by language and framework. Search for openings that name your primary stack, such as Go, Java, or Python with Django, so you avoid screening calls where a stack mismatch disqualifies you before the technical round begins.
Prepare a system design answer in advance
Nearly every senior backend interview includes a live system design question. Practice structuring your answer around requirements gathering, capacity estimation, and component tradeoffs before your first call so you're not improvising the format under pressure.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
At the senior level, scope matters as much as compensation. Before accepting, clarify whether you'll own greenfield projects or maintain legacy systems, how on-call is structured, and whether the role has a path toward staff or principal, so the role matches your actual goals.
Senior Backend Developer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior backend developers?
The companies hiring the most senior backend developers right now include CVS Health, ALTRUIST, and Tillster, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Fintech and enterprise SaaS companies consistently post the highest volume of senior backend roles.
How many senior backend developer jobs are remote?
About 68% of senior backend developer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible engineering roles at the senior level. Distributed systems, API platform, and cloud infrastructure positions tend to offer the highest share of remote-friendly arrangements among backend specializations.
How do you become a senior backend developer?
Reaching the senior level typically requires building production systems at meaningful scale, owning components end-to-end rather than implementing tickets, and developing fluency in distributed system tradeoffs. Earning depth in one primary language, contributing to architecture decisions, mentoring more junior engineers, and shipping projects with measurable reliability or performance outcomes all move candidates from mid-level to senior faster than tenure alone.
Can you get hired as a senior backend developer without extensive experience?
A strong portfolio of self-directed or open-source projects that demonstrate system design, performance optimization, and reliability can offset a shorter professional history. Candidates who contribute meaningfully to well-known open-source backends, build side projects that reach real users, or move into senior roles at smaller companies before targeting larger ones have made this transition successfully.
What does the senior backend developer interview process look like?
Most senior backend interview processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering data structures and algorithms, one or two system design rounds where you architect a scalable service from scratch, a coding exercise focused on real-world backend problems, and a final round of behavioral or leadership discussions. Some companies also include a take-home or a code review exercise assessing how you evaluate existing systems.
Where can I find and apply to senior backend developer jobs?
You can find and apply to senior backend developer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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