Senior Staff Engineer Software, Hybrid

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

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

• Take ownership of complex engineering initiatives from design through production deployment, delivering scalable, high-quality software while minimizing rework and accelerating delivery.

Backend Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Go, Java, or similar modern programming languages.
• Leverage workflow orchestration frameworks such as Temporal or comparable distributed workflow technologies to implement resilient business logic, distributed workflows, and microservices integrations.

Frontend Development

• Develop modern web applications using Type Script, React, and contemporary component libraries to deliver intuitive, high-performance user experiences for complex security workflows.

API & Platform Integration

• Design and implement scalable GraphQL schemas, REST APIs, and service integrations that support the broader NGTS platform while promoting reusable, maintainable engineering patterns.

Code Quality & Maintainability

• Design clean interfaces, refactor legacy components, reduce technical debt, and improve long-term maintainability through engineering best practices and defensive coding techniques.

Scalability, Reliability & Production Engineering

Distributed Systems

• Design and implement distributed systems with a focus on scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, and operational excellence.

Performance & Scale

• Design features with scalability, reliability, and performance tradeoffs in mind while supporting horizontal scaling and large-scale SaaS workloads.

Production Engineering

• Partner closely with Test Enablement and Production Engineering teams to prepare infrastructure for performance, resiliency, and reliability testing.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues across distributed services, perform root cause analysis, and participate in the team's paid on-call rotation to maintain platform…