Senior Backend Architect, Cortex Platform

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cortex backend engineering group, focusing on developing, innovating, and scaling the Cortex Platform. You will work on shared infrastructures and components, delivering substantial value to a global customer base.

The role requires a can-do attitude and thrives on solving complex problems, with hybrid work options and a strong emphasis on collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building scalable backend systems.
• Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases; distributed cloud services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end backend development of features and core components.
• Collaborate with teams to design and integrate solutions.
• Engage with customers to understand challenges and provide robust solutions.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and code reviews.
• Design, build, and maintain high-scale server-side applications.
• Improve system architecture and development processes.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Python/Go

Database systems

Cloud services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cortex backend engineering group, focusing on developing, innovating, and scaling the Cortex Platform. You will work on shared infrastructures and components, delivering substantial value to a global customer base.

The role requires a can-do attitude and thrives on solving complex problems, with hybrid work options and a strong emphasis on collaboration across teams.