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Principal Software Engineer (cortex Backend)

Build scalable backend systems for Cortex security products to support millions of users
Santa Clara, California, United States
Senior
$147,000 – 237,500 USD / year
2 days ago
Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks

A global cybersecurity leader providing a wide range of advanced firewalls and cloud-based security solutions.

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Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Backend)

We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our Cortex backend engineering group.

The group develops and maintains the backend of Cortex products - Cortex XSOAR, Cortex XDR, and Cortex XSIAM. You will join a team focused on developing, innovating, and scaling the Cortex Platform, along with contributing to shared Cortex infrastructures and components. We are looking for candidates with a can-do attitude, who are passionate about complex problems and thrive on bringing value to thousands of customers.

Your impact will include:

  • End-to-end backend development of features and components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
  • Work closely with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
  • Contribute to team-wide efforts - code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions
  • Production oriented approach with providing real time mitigation and solutions to production issues
  • Proactively review design, identify risks and mitigate risks in ongoing and planned projects to ensure smooth execution
  • Design, build, and optimize data models and queries for speed and scale, using data storage technologies like MySQL and BigQuery

Your experience should include:

  • M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 8+ years of software engineering experience, including development of a scalable server-side application or equivalent military experience required
  • Extensive hands-on programming skills in Python and/or Go
  • Strong computer science fundamentals (e.g. understanding of lock-free data structures, bloom filters, minimal perfect hashing, consistent hashing etc)
  • Proven Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP / AWS / Azure)
  • Experience with Microservices architecture (Kubernetes, GKE, EKS, AKS, Docker, Serverless, etc)
  • Experience with big–data architectures (using Kafka, Splunk, Flink, etc)
  • Experience with distributed computing (understand implications of CAP theorem, master election, brain split problem) and/or distributed DB/KVP (BigQuery, Elastic Search, Kafka/PubSub and SingleStore)
  • Hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL based databases
  • Excellent troubleshooting abilities. Isolate issues found during testing and verify bug fixes once they are resolved
  • Experience with the agile process and working with software development teams involved with building out full stack products, deployed on the cloud at scale
  • High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra
  • Familiarity with Cyber Technologies, Information Security, and Software Security

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 between $147000/YR - $237500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

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

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Principal Software Engineer (cortex Backend)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$147,000 – 237,500 USD / year
Engineering
About Palo Alto Networks
A global cybersecurity leader providing a wide range of advanced firewalls and cloud-based security solutions.