Principal Engineer Software, Dev & Production Infrastructure (Chronosphere)

Skip to main content Saved Jobs (0) Job Alerts EN Deutsch (German) English (English) 日本語 (Japanese) Search Jobs Keywords Location Search Jobs Close Button Security Awareness! Read more to learn about how we're keeping job seekers safe. Palo Alto Networks is on a mission to keep the digital world safe, and this extends to job seekers as well. Please be mindful of a current bad actor practice of recruiters impersonating us. If you receive an email from someone who does not have a @paloaltonetworks.com email address, please do not respond or engage. Job Details Revolutionizing protection. Define what’s next in cybersecurity. Principal Engineer Software, Dev & Production Infrastructure (Chronosphere) San Francisco, California, United States Product Engineering Ref ID: JR-019991 Apply Save Job Current Employees, apply here Our MissionAt 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 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!This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.Job SummaryChronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks company, is the observability platform built for control in the modern, containerized world. Chronosphere empowers customers to focus on the data and insights that matter by reducing complexity, optimizing costs, and remediating issues faster. Chronosphere reduces data volumes and associated costs by 84% on average while saving developers thousands of hours. Recognized as a leader by major analyst firms, Chronosphere is trusted by the world's most innovative brands, including DoorDash, Affirm, and Zillow.One Org, Two Impact Areas:Our Infrastructure organization is scaling rapidly, and we are looking for world-class Principal Engineers to drive the future of our platform. We are actively hiring for two distinct pillars within the same org and will consider all applicants for both tracks.During our unified interview process, we will work closely with you to determine which team—or combination of responsibilities—aligns best with your technical strengths and career aspirations.The Two Areas You Will Be Considered For:Production Engineering (Reliability & Scale)The Core Focus: Ensuring all live components of our global platform are optimized, highly reliable, and battle-tested. This role focuses on pushing our massive distributed cloud resources to their absolute limits.Key Responsibilities:Solve complex distributed systems problems at the largest scales in the world.Scale our production infrastructure and architecture globally using Kubernetes, GCP, and AWS.Use Go to build and operate highly scalable, resilient backend services.Develop the internal tools necessary to monitor, alert, and optimize our live production...