Overview
On Site
USD 126,000.00 - 204,500.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Innovation
Finance
Collaboration
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
SaaS
FOCUS
Software Engineering
Cloud Security
IT Architecture
Distributed Computing
Systems Design
Data Storage
Research
Algorithms
Workflow
Product Management
Quality Assurance
Product Development
Requirements Analysis
Development Testing
Software Development
Customer Support
Thought Leadership
React.js
Backend Development
Java
Python
Software Architecture
Microservices
RESTful
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Machine Learning (ML)
Vector Databases
Artificial Intelligence
Productivity
Mentorship
S-PLUS
Web Applications
Data Science
Military
Sales
Technical Direction
Cyber Security
Palo Alto
Job Details
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.
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 FLEXBenefits 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.
Job Description
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks SaaS Security team is looking for a seasoned and accomplished Senior Software Engineer to help scale out our security platform with a sharp focus on platform and infrastructure capabilities. As a member of the team, you have the unique opportunity to:
This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara California headquarters campus.
Your Impact
Qualifications
Your Experience
Additional Information
The Team
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.
Compensation Disclosure
The 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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000/YR - $204500/YR.The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
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Our Commitment
We're problem solvers that 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
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.
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 FLEXBenefits 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.
Job Description
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks SaaS Security team is looking for a seasoned and accomplished Senior Software Engineer to help scale out our security platform with a sharp focus on platform and infrastructure capabilities. As a member of the team, you have the unique opportunity to:
- Be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking cloud security service offerings
- Lead initiatives in the platform team to deliver security as a service in the public cloud by providing highly scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions
- Deliver innovative solutions that enhances the security of AI agents and agentic workflows
This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara California headquarters campus.
Your Impact
- Build out world class Agentic AI security platform, influencing critical decisions on technology, architecture,integration, and reusability
- Influence and architect cloud native, distributed computing system design, data ingestion pipelines and data storage solutions
- Research and develop Machine Learning algorithms to enable security solutions for emerging agentic AI workflows
- Work cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security as a service offerings to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality
- Participate in all phases of the product development cycle, including requirement analysis, design, development, test, release and support
- Foster software development best practices to deliver clean, testable, maintainable, readable and scalable code
- Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes
- Identify innovative patentable solutions for complex problems to influence thought leadership within the organization
Qualifications
Your Experience
- Industry experience building scalable web applications
- Proficiency in Front-End technologies: React (hooks, Redux, component architecture)
- Strong Back-End development experience in one or more of the following: Java, Python
- Solid understanding of modern software architecture, microservices, RESTful APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure)
- Familiar with AI-based technologies (e.g., LLM integration, ML model APIs, vector databases) and AI-based productivity tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Tabnine)
- Proven experience leading complex projects and mentoring engineers
- Bachelor's + 4 years or Master's + 2 yrs experience building scalable web applications
- Education : M.S./B.S. degree in Engineering, Data Science or equivalent experience in a related field or equivalent military experience required
Additional Information
The Team
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.
Compensation Disclosure
The 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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $126000/YR - $204500/YR.The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
#LI-TD4
Our Commitment
We're problem solvers that 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
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.
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