Senior Principal Cross Platform C++ Engineer (cortex XDR)

Senior Principal Cross Platform C++ Engineer (Cortex XDR)

We are looking for a Senior Principal C++ Engineer for our Tel Aviv R&D center. The Cross Platform team takes part in the development of Cortex XDR Agent, a disruptive anti-exploit & anti-malware product. The XDR agent is the foundation of most of the Cortex products, providing the "boots-on-the-ground" for Palo Alto's endpoint protection solutions.

The team focuses on the endpoint and works on delivering a cross platform agent for Windows, MacOS & Linux, and builds revolutionary new capabilities to improve security and performance over millions of endpoints.

We're looking for a Senior Principal engineer that could take a leading position in the CPA (Cross Platform Agent) group, lead features end-to-end by creating and owning particular flows. Our ideal candidate can easily ramp-up on projects old and new and lead several other engineers into fast and high quality delivery. Engineers in this role are expected to innovate and to elevate the technical quality and velocity of everyone around them, to be expert problem solvers and to be reliable in any technical challenge.

Your impact will include:

• Create or take over features from design, through development all the way to deployment and support in customer environments
• Lead Integration with colleagues on new APIs and flows inside the team and with teams from other teams and groups
• Research complex issues from the field and provide creative solutions
• Serve as a leading individual in a very strong team professionally and personally. We're looking for someone who not only delivers his own work but improves that of those around them
• Find space for growth to push the entire team or group forward - New projects, changing processes or improving existing tools

Your experience should include:

• 8+ years of experience developing in modern C++
• Rich experience building and owning various software projects with the ability to contribute across the software development lifecycle
• Experience with multi-threaded and multi-process development with a focus on performance
• Positive 'can-do' mindset, able to work independently and within a team
• Computer Science B.Sc. or equivalent education
• Experience with operating systems API - an advantage
• Experience in the cybersecurity space - an advantage
• Experience in security challenges in cloud environments including but not limited to - Posture, Kubernetes, various cloud providers and orchestration frameworks - an advantage

The team is 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.

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