Senior / Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Network and AI Security)

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 / Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Network and AI Security) Santa Clara, California, United States Product Engineering Ref ID: JR-016868 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 SummaryJoin the team building the future of enterprise defense. Our Cloud Network and AI Security group is responsible for developing next-generation virtualization platforms and service offerings for our industry-leading Next-Gen Firewalls (NGFW) and cutting-edge AI Runtime Security solutions.In this role, you will be at the absolute core of our infrastructure. You will design, scale, and implement critical platform and networking features that allow our security engines to run seamlessly across public clouds, private environments in both virtual machine (VM) and containerized form factors.As a key member of the Virtualization team at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a crucial role in developing our next-generation virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) offerings. Your work will involve designing and implementing new hypervisor deployments and integrations, seamlessly integrating with SDN provisioning tools, and making fundamental improvements to core networking in pure software environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of network security by working on cutting-edge, high-impact projects.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement new features and integrations for virtualization features across diverse cloud environments and deployments.Engage in all phases of the product development cycle from concept definition, design, through implementation, and testing.Develop comprehensive functional specifications, evaluate task requirements and timelines, and contribute to design, development, debugging, and support processes.Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies, various hypervisors, system software, and networking.Qualifications Required...