Principal Backend Engineer — Security & Cloud

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is looking for a Senior or Principal Backend Engineer at their Santa Clara headquarters to join the Talon team. This role involves developing a key security solution that isolates web sessions and prevents data leaks, while also owning and leading feature development across the product.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Go, C#, Java, or C++, with strong cloud and service architecture skills. Offering a competitive salary range of $170,000 to $277,000 per year, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing in Go, C#, Java, or C++.
• Extensive backend development experience.
• Proven experience with major cloud environments.
• Strong background in modern service architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and deploy significant features for the Enterprise Browser backend.
• Take full ownership of specific feature segments.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Drive innovation by contributing ideas.
• Simplify complex technical problems.
• Mentor other engineers.
• Look for opportunities to improve processes.

Skills

Go

C#

Java

C++

Cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Microservices

Multi-threaded development

Strong communication skills

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is looking for a Senior or Principal Backend Engineer at their Santa Clara headquarters to join the Talon team. This role involves developing a key security solution that isolates web sessions and prevents data leaks, while also owning and leading feature development across the product.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Go, C#, Java, or C++, with strong cloud and service architecture skills. Offering a competitive salary range of $170,000 to $277,000 per year, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity sector.