Sr. Staff Engineer Software

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.

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 Sr. Staff Software Engineer to develop, build, and maintain our cutting edge cloud based security product Infrastructure, which operates at massive scale and helps protect customer sensitive data. Bring your software engineering expertise to work on our cutting edge Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and CASB products. We want passionate engineers who love to design and code world‑class security services on Cloud Providers.

Engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development, individual contributors who want to expand their skill set, take ownership of their feature areas and who are driven to solve problems at every level.

For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled before.

They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment. Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it.

If you see the potential of how incredible products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

• Participate in the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment and support.
• Write clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable Java, Golang & Python code that scales and performs well for thousands of customers.
• Participate actively and contribute to design and development discussions.
• Work with Dev Ops and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues.
• Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams.

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 5+ years or equivalent experience or military experience required.
• Solid experience of backend development using Java, Golang, Python, 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.
• Proven track record of successful architecture and design for high transaction and data volume in enterprise and/or consumer facing applications.
• Experience…