Principal Cloud Security Engineer

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and scale our cloud-based security platform infrastructure (WildFire) that protects customers from evolving threats.

You will contribute to design, code, and deploy features on cloud-native microservices, primarily using Python and Golang, within a collaborative, fast-paced team. You will design and implement robust services, participate in architecture decisions, and ensure performance, reliability, and security at

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE or related field.
• 6+ years of software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full software development life cycle from requirements to deployment and support.
• Write clean, scalable Python and Golang code for high-volume cloud infrastructure.
• Contribute to design discussions and help evolve microservices architecture.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure reliable, secure malware detection services.

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

Golang

REST/GRPC APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud native (GCP/AWS)

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and scale our cloud-based security platform infrastructure (WildFire) that protects customers from evolving threats.

You will contribute to design, code, and deploy features on cloud-native microservices, primarily using Python and Golang, within a collaborative, fast-paced team. You will design and implement robust services, participate in architecture decisions, and ensure performance, reliability, and security at