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:

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Principal Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain our cutting-edge, cloud-based security product infrastructure. This role is for a passionate engineer who thrives on solving problems at a massive scale, loves to code world-class security and networking services, and excels in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You will be a key individual contributor, taking ownership of feature areas and driving innovation to protect customers from evolving online threats.

Key Responsibilities Lead the complete software development lifecycle, from requirement analysis and design through to deployment and ongoing support.

Innovate and implement new product features based on feedback from customers, partners, and internal teams.

Design, develop, and deploy highly scalable and performant features for a multi-tenant cloud environment, ensuring reliability for thousands of customers.

Proactively collaborate and exchange information with other teams to accomplish shared objectives and ensure product alignment.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in the product to ensure high-quality, stable, and secure releases.

Serve as a subject matter expert, clearly communicating technical goals, architectural decisions, and desired outcomes to the project team.

Challenge the status quo by curiously and positively questioning assumptions to drive continuous improvement and innovation in product features.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.15+ years of professional software development experience.

Extensive hands-on programming expertise in Java and Python.

Proven experience building highly available, scalable, and performant distributed systems with a service-oriented architecture (SOA).Deep experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and virtualization technologies (e.g., ESXi, KVM).Preferred Qualifications Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.

Experience with messaging infrastructure such as Kafka or GCP Pub/Sub.

Familiarity with both SQL and NoSQL database technologies.

Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new and emerging technologies in a fast-paced environment.

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.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.