Sr. Staff Engineer (Cortex Vulnerability Experience Platform)
Cortex by Palo Alto Networks
$147k–$238kPosted Jul 21, 2026
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Revolutionizing protection.
Define what’s next in cybersecurity.
Sr. Staff Engineer (Cortex Vulnerability Experience Platform)
Santa Clara, California, United States
Product Engineering
Ref ID: JR-010376
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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 SummaryYour CareerThe Cortex Vulnerability Experience Platform team is expanding, and we're looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our team. This team is responsible for building unified vulnerability and exposure management experience within XSIAM. This experience involves visualizing, prioritizing and remediating the posture security problems (vulnerabilities, misconfigurations etc) in the customer's environment.Your ImpactDesign, build, and maintain the features for the unified vulnerability and exposure management experienceTake part in architecture strategy sessions - design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across CortexCollaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practicesDrive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering orgCollaborate with other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality outputTake ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in productionBe a champion of test driven developmentQualifications Your Experience8+ years of experience as a professional software engineer writing softwareStrong Proficiency in PythonExperienced and opinionated about Software development and best practices across backend and frontendAble to switch between research, design, prototype, and implementationWorking knowledge of at least one of the major cloud platforms (eg GCP, AWS, or Azure), preferably GCPExperience with CI/CD processStrong problem solving skillsTechnical team leadershipNice To HavesExperience with Go, Angular and ReactCommon understanding of CVEs or Software vulnerabilitiesKnowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and vulnerability...