Senior Principal Data Software Engineer (SASE, Cloud)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything begins and concludes with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital lifestyle.

Our vision is a world where each new day is safer and more secure than the last. We are a firm that disrupts the status quo and tackles challenges with a unique approach. We seek innovators, as dedicated to revolutionizing the future of cybersecurity as we are.

FLEXWORK is a staff-oriented innovation on how we work. FLEXWORK, built based on staff feedback, provides flexibility, trust, and optional choices when possible. Our commitment is to ensure a productive environment with enhanced benefits and learning opportunities to keep enthusiasm high.

Our Approach to Work

In Palo Alto Networks, we believe in collaboration and cherish face-to-face discussions. Typically, our staff works in the office three days a week, choosing where they work best for the remaining two days. This hybrid model fosters casual interactions, problem-solving, and meaningful relationships. While the specifics may evolve, our objective is to generate an atmosphere conducive to innovation, with office-based teams gathering three days a week to collaborate and prosper together!

Job Description

Your Career

We are looking for an experienced Big Data Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver novel technologies within our SASE team. We seek zealous engineers who enjoy coding and building exceptional products. Engineers who can bring innovative ideas across all aspects of software development. Our culture thrives on collaboration and teamwork and we need engineers who can effectively communicate and work towards achieving a common goal.

In Palo Alto Networks, leaders in engineering are -

• Technical mentors and trendsetters that encourage the adoption of the finest engineering practices, while staying updated on industry trends and techniques
• Altruists who help realize critical business requirements and are considered as trusted resources within the company for their respective domains
• Role models who embody the best of Palo Alto Networks culture - They are ethical, see challenges as opportunities for growth, and express their honest opinions for team improvement
• Leaders who can communicate clearly with both engineers and executives

Your Impact

• Design, develop, and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of our Prisma Access
• Collaborate with different development and quality assurance teams to achieve supreme quality
• Suggest and implement enhancements in the development process
• Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Qualifications

Your Experience

• M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent military experience required
• 10+ years of development experience
• Experience in developing services in the cloud/Kubernetes
• Experience with building data pipelines and analytics pipelines using dataflow, pubsub, GKE
• Deep understanding of message queuing, stream processing, and scalable 'big data' data stores
• Experience with RESTful interfaces and Build Management tools (Gradle, Maven)
• Experience in continuous integration and design
• Experience with Test-Driven Development
• Experience with distributed computing and object-oriented design and analysis
• Understanding of microservices-based deployments with the ability to design services
• Showcase your adeptness in the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum Process)
• Knowledge in Big Data technologies like Hive, Kafka, Hadoop, SQL, API development
• Experience working with GCP or other Cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• High vigor and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a positive attitude
• Enjoys working with diverse teams with strong collaboration and communication skills
• A fast learner and eager to learn new emerging technologies

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and directly connected to our mission of preventing cyberattacks. We persistently innovate and redefine the way we, and the industry, perceive cybersecurity. Our engineers aren’t afraid of building products to solve unprecedented problems.

We shape the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who are comfortable with uncertainty, stimulated by challenges, and empowered by the unidentified risks in our everyday lives that are only possible in a safe digital environment.

Our Commitment

We're pioneers who dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: without diverse teams collaborating, we can't accomplish our mission.

We are devoted to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified people with a disability. If you need help or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and all eligible applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestors, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetics, marital status, medical condition, nationality, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics.

All your data will be kept confidential following EEO guidelines.

The compensation offered for this position depends on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the advertised level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary plus commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $144,200/yr to $233,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restrictions.