Senior Software Engineer; Cortex Xpanse

Position: Senior Software Engineer (Cortex Xpanse)
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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution.

From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEX Benefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

The Cortex Xpanse group is growing, and we’re looking for a Senior 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 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

• 3+ 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…