Principal Backend Architect & Tech Leader

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted Stock Units

Bonus

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a seasoned backend leader to drive the Cortex platform backend, building scalable shared infrastructures for XSOAR, XDR, and XSIAM. You will partner with multiple engineering teams to design data models, optimize performance, and mentor engineers to foster technical excellence.

You bring 14+ years in distributed systems, a degree in CS, and expert-level skills in Python, Go or Java, plus extensive experience with cloud-native architectures, REST APIs, and

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science.
• Over 14 years of professional software engineering experience in distributed systems.
• Expert-level skills in Python, Go, or Java and extensive experience with cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and scaling of the Cortex platform backend.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to design scalable data models.
• Mentor other engineers to foster technical excellence.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

MySQL

BigQuery

Flask

Distributed Systems

Cloud-Native Application Development

REST APIs

Microservices

ElasticSearch

Google Pub/Sub

System Architecture

Data Modeling

Technical Leadership

Agile Methodology

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

N/A

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a seasoned backend leader to drive the Cortex platform backend, building scalable shared infrastructures for XSOAR, XDR, and XSIAM. You will partner with multiple engineering teams to design data models, optimize performance, and mentor engineers to foster technical excellence.

You bring 14+ years in distributed systems, a degree in CS, and expert-level skills in Python, Go or Java, plus extensive experience with cloud-native architectures, REST APIs, and