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Who We AreIn 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!
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Job SummaryThe TeamEngineering - Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating - challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
Job SummaryPalo Alto Networks's SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) group is looking for an accomplished architect engineer with networking data path software experience to fill a technical leadership position on the Prisma SASE team. You will be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies in the SASE domain. You will work with a multi-functional team of engineers to design and develop systems for solving interesting problems in the SASE area.
Key Responsibilities- Be a technical lead who can take on core parts of the implementation with autonomy
- Participate in full product release cycles, from feature design to version release
- Work in a small and fast paced team to solve important customer problems and deliver most impactful results
- Contribute in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test
- Proactively identify product features for improvement and innovation
- Innovate new product features based on customer feedback
Qualifications Required Qualifications- 14+ years of experience, with a BS or MS degree, in developing system software for data path components in a networking device
- Strong experience in working with data plane and control plane architectures on networking devices
- Experience working with packet forwarding mechanisms using DPDK or other related technology stack
- Experience with BGP Routing, IPsec Tunneling architecture in high performance data paths
- Extremely strong in system design and architecture of networking products involving switching, routing and security
- Experience with Linux system programming (e.g. sockets, files, shared memory, multi-threaded programming/process synchronization)
- Good understanding and working knowledge of Layer 3/ Layer 4 network protocols such as TCP/IP
- Strong passion and experience in troubleshooting, debugging complex systems and possess excellent problem-solving techniques
- Proficiency in C and at least one scripting language like shell script, Python etc.
- Experience with TCP/IP and knowledge of common standard IP protocols such as ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, etc.
Preferred Qualifications- Hands-on experience with Linux networking stack is desired
- Experience with cloud networking technologies, familiarity with GoLang is a plus
Compensation DisclosureThe compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
$170,000.00 - $277,000.00/yr
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.
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Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
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