Senior Backend Engineer - Cortex AI Security Platform

Palo Alto Networks; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to join the Cortex backend engineering group, focusing on Cortex products including XSOAR, XSIAM, and a new AI solution. You will design and implement robust backend services using Go and Python, and contribute to AI-driven Cortex capabilities deployed on a global cloud platform.

This role emphasizes scalable, production-grade systems and collaboration across teams to deliver high-impact cybersecurity solutions for thousands of customers.

Qualifications

• MS/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 8+ years of software engineering experience and scalable server-side development.
• 5+ years of hands-on programming in Go and Python.
• 7+ years of production troubleshooting and customer response for on-prem and SaaS products.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (GCP / AWS / Azure).
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Advanced proficiency with Linux/Unix (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Experience with distributed computing and CAP theorem considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle development of backend features for Cortex XSOAR on-prem and SaaS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape integrated solutions.
• Contribute to production-oriented, real-time mitigation and issue resolution.
• Engage with customers and support teams to troubleshoot and fix issues.

Skills

Go

Python

AI tools

Distributed computing

Linux/Unix

Cloud platforms

Shell scripting

Education

MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to join the Cortex backend engineering group, focusing on Cortex products including XSOAR, XSIAM, and a new AI solution. You will design and implement robust backend services using Go and Python, and contribute to AI-driven Cortex capabilities deployed on a global cloud platform.

This role emphasizes scalable, production-grade systems and collaboration across teams to deliver high-impact cybersecurity solutions for thousands of customers.