Principal Engineer Software (Full-Stack)

Bring your backend java engineering skills to work on the latest cloud software/web applications. Help us deploy and scale the next generation of cloud security utilizing big data and analytics. We are looking for an Engineer to join the team that is building our latest cloud security product - Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Our DLP service is the industry's first cloud-delivered Enterprise DLP that consistently protects sensitive data across all networks, clouds and users. This fast-growing cloud service prevents data breaches by identifying sensitive data consistently throughout the entire enterprise. It also guarantees that your data security strategy adheres to compliance and data privacy regulations. This role will also give you an unrivaled opportunity to build micro services to process terabytes of data efficiently with different cloud providers.

Sr Staff Software Engineers are

Hands-on engineers that can code and build great products

Technical experts that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices

Experts who deliver on critical business needs and are recognized across the company as go-to engineering resources on given domains

Engineers who willingly work with others towards common goals, understands the responsibilities, activities, and ways to foster relationships

Role models and mentors who exemplify the best of Palo Alto Networks culture

Leaders who can communicate cogently with hands-on engineers

Members of the team who deeply understands customers' needs by doing the research to develop insight into their needs and desires

Engineers who have the ability to make complex ideas simple; consistent focus on usability and scalability

Your Impact

Execute on the software development strategy to improve our dynamic highly distributed system

Understand and implement software development/engineering lifecycle concepts to drive features from conception to delivery

Collaborate closely with the product management, architects and devops to achieve quality releases

Work hand-in-hand with customer support, documentation and downstream teams to enable customer success

Make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-release while maintaining performance and scalability requirements

Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 8+ years or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required

Solid experience of backend development using Java, Go, Spring Boot, J2EE, and cloud-native platforms like GCP or AWS, Kubernetes and Docker

Strong experience and knowledge with micro services, distributed systems, and performance optimization

Familiarity with modern frontend technologies, particularly React.js, is a plus.

Experience with Agile development process and embrace Agile methodologies

Strong believer of automation test and strive for higher code coverage

Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality and ability to execute

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr

Our Commitment

We're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.