Senior Staff Engineer Software

Senior Staff Engineer

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.

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.

We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to drive the development, scalability, and evolution of our Next Generation Trust Security (NGTS) Code Sign and Protocols modules. In this role, you will take ownership of complex engineering initiatives, delivering end-to-end features while building highly scalable distributed systems that support mission-critical security workflows at enterprise scale.

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, navigating ambiguity while contributing across the stack from API design through user interface implementation. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, Design, Production Engineering, and Test Enablement to deliver secure, reliable, and high-quality software. You will also mentor peers, contribute to engineering best practices, and help improve the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of the platform.

This role is available for engineers who are open to working from our Salt Lake City, Utah office in a hybrid capacity three days per week.

Core Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Feature Delivery
• Backend Engineering
• Frontend Development
• API & Platform Integration
• Code Quality & Maintainability
• Scalability, Reliability & Production Engineering
• Collaboration & Engineering Excellence

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated expertise), with a proven track record of owning complex engineering initiatives, designing and delivering scalable distributed systems, mentoring engineers, and exercising strong technical judgment across backend and web applications.
• Experience building modern web applications using JavaScript/Type Script and contemporary frontend frameworks such as React (preferred), Angular, or similar technologies, with the ability to quickly learn and adopt new frameworks and libraries.
• Strong experience designing and developing scalable distributed backend services using Go, Java, or similar modern programming languages, including experience building microservices and cloud-native applications.
• Experience building, deploying, and operating cloud-native applications using Kubernetes, containers, or comparable cloud platforms is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing distributed systems, solving horizontal scaling challenges, implementing microservices architectures, and supporting large-scale performance testing.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Equivalent professional experience may be considered for candidates with demonstrated expertise in distributed systems, scalable software engineering, and technical ownership of complex engineering initiatives.

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.

A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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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.

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