Sr Software Engineer; Full-Stack

Company Description Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

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.

Bring your backend Java engineering skills to work on the latest cloud software/web applications. Help us deploy and scale the next generation of cloud security utilizing big data and analytics. We are looking for an Engineer to join the team that is building our latest cloud security product – Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Our DLP service is the industry’s first cloud‑delivered Enterprise DLP that protects sensitive data across all networks, clouds, and users.

This fast‑growing cloud service prevents data breaches by identifying sensitive data consistently throughout the entire enterprise, and guarantees that your data security strategy adheres to compliance and data privacy regulations. This role will also give you an unrivaled opportunity to build micro‑services to process terabytes of data efficiently with different cloud providers.

• Hands‑on engineers that can code and build great products
• Technical experts that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices while maintaining knowledge of industry innovations, trends, and practices
• Experts who deliver on critical business needs and are recognized across the company as go‑to engineering resources on given domains
• Engineers who willingly work with others towards common goals, understand the responsibilities, activities, and ways to foster relationships
• Role models and mentors who exemplify the best of Palo Alto Networks culture
• Leaders who can communicate cogently with hands‑on engineers
• Members of the team who deeply understand customers’ needs by doing the research to develop insight into their needs and desires
• Engineers who have the ability to make complex ideas simple; consistent focus on usability and scalability

• Execute on the software development strategy to improve our dynamic, highly distributed system
• Understand and implement software development and engineering lifecycle concepts to drive features from conception to delivery
• Collaborate closely with product management, architects, and Dev Ops to achieve quality releases
• Work hand‑in‑hand with customer support, documentation, and downstream teams to enable customer success
• Make appropriate trade‑offs to optimize time‑to‑release while maintaining performance and scalability requirements
• Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams
• Interview, mentor, and coach new team members

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 5+ years of experience or equivalent military experience required
• Solid experience of backend development using Java, Go, Spring Boot, J2EE, and cloud‑native platforms like GCP or AWS, Kubernetes and Docker
• Strong experience and knowledge with micro‑services, distributed systems, and performance optimization
• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies, particularly React.js, is a plus
• Experience with Agile development processes and embrace Agile methodologies
• Strong believer of automated testing and strive for higher code coverage
• Can‑do attitude on problem‑solving, quality and ability to execute

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is and how to anticipate the changes we may be facing. For the fastest‑growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. As a predictive enterprise environment,…