Principal Cloud Security Engineer Go/Java

Palo Alto Networks; California; On-site; USD 147,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and delivery of next-generation cloud security solutions. You will design and implement scalable distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver security-as-a-service offerings protecting the digital way of life.

Join a fast-moving, innovative team focused on machine learning-driven NGFW, DLP, URL filtering, and cloud-delivered security features across hardware, virtualized, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on programming in Go or Java, with Python/C++ valued.
• Experience designing high-performance, distributed cloud applications.
• Strong proficiency with cloud technologies (message queues, storage).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for end-to-end delivery of cloud security solutions.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot scalable cloud security architectures.
• Drive development of distributed systems with hands-on coding and architectural planning.
• Manage full product development lifecycle from definition to deployment.
• Collaborate with Product Mgmt, SRE, and QA to deliver security-as-a-service offerings.
• Explain complex issues clearly to customers and teams.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Redis

BigQuery

REST APIs

GCP

AWS

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and delivery of next-generation cloud security solutions. You will design and implement scalable distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver security-as-a-service offerings protecting the digital way of life.

Join a fast-moving, innovative team focused on machine learning-driven NGFW, DLP, URL filtering, and cloud-delivered security features across hardware, virtualized, and