Principal 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.

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

You will be responsible for the complete software development lifecycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and support. You will drive ideas and initiatives, making innovation a reality, and lead your colleagues from ideation through implementation.

Key Responsibilities
 

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services for data collection.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from technical design to deployment and support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Work with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native technologies.
• Drive technical initiatives and lead projects from concept to completion.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to team-wide technical decisions and best practices.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, equivalent knowledge or equivalent military experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience in designing, building and maintaining a scalable server-side application.
• Experience in distributed cloud products.
• Experienced with a variety of database and caching technologies (e.g., MySQL, Cassandra, Google BigQuery, Redis).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Go or Python.
• Experience with a major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Experience with Kubernetes or Docker.
• Knowledge of the cybersecurity field.

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.