Senior Engineer Software

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. Senior Engineer Software Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel Product Engineering Ref ID: JR-017386 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!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 SummaryAs a Senior Software Engineer at Cortex Cloud, you will serve as a primary technical architect and visionary for our core communication infrastructure. This role is focused on the critical server-side backbone that facilitates high-scale bidirectional communication between our cloud services and client-side applications.You will be responsible for the architectural integrity of systems that receive massive data inflows from the field and reliably broadcast intelligence back to millions of endpoints. This is a high-impact leadership role requiring a blend of deep technical mastery in distributed systems and the ability to influence technical strategy across the organization.Key ResponsibilitiesArchitectural Strategy & Vision: Define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for our server-side communication infrastructure, ensuring the platform remains resilient and performant under extreme load.High-Scale Communication Infrastructure: Lead the design and implementation of backend systems optimized for receiving high-scale data from client-side apps and distributing data back to a vast ecosystem of endpoints.Technical Leadership & Influence: Act as a force multiplier by providing technical guidance to multiple engineering teams, aligning them on shared protocols, architectural standards, and communication patterns.Drive Engineering Excellence: Champion a culture of high engineering rigor, focusing on deep observability, low-latency data distribution, and runtime stability for mission-critical production environments.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management, Infrastructure, and Client-Side Engineering teams to evaluate technical trade-offs, mitigate risks, and ensure seamless end-to-end data flow.Innovation & Prototyping:...