Senior Staff Software Engineer (cortex Xpanse)

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Cortex Xpanse)

The Cortex Xpanse group is growing, and we're looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our team. This team is at the forefront of identifying and mitigating external security risks by continuously discovering and analyzing our customers' internet-facing assets. Your work will directly contribute to providing a comprehensive and actionable view of the external attack surface, enabling proactive security measures.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on this team, you will contribute to the entire development lifecycle of our systems. Your responsibilities will range from designing and building scalable backend services and APIs to developing robust frameworks and internal tools. You will work on creating efficient, reliable systems that support our platform's core functionalities and enable other engineering teams to build and innovate effectively.

Xpanse helps protect some of the world's most important organizations by finding risks on the Internet that no one else can find. Your expertise will help define and secure the perimeters of the world's largest and most consequential organizations in both the public and private sector.

Your Impact

• Design, build, and maintain the core services and data pipelines for our Attack Surface Management platform.
• Take part in architecture strategy sessions—work with your colleagues to design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various modules across Cortex.
• Collaborate with your team to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices.
• Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality output.
• Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production.

Your Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of designing, developing, deploying, and supporting complex, scalable software systems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Golang.
• Extensive experience with API design and development, including RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Working knowledge of data processing frameworks and tools (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Beam, or similar).
• Significant experience with software development best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and agile methodologies.
• Significant experience working with at least one major cloud platform (e.g., GCP, AWS, or Azure), and their data services.
• Proven experience driving design and implementation of technical solutions in the face of ambiguity—we will ask you about this.
• Experience and interest in mentoring other engineers in order to contribute to the technical growth of the team.

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 $160000 - $230000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

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.