Senior Backend Engineer, Cortex AI Security Platform

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Backend Engineer for the Cortex backend group, focused on Cortex XSOAR, XSOI AM, and Cortex AI solutions.

You’ll design and maintain robust backend services with Go and Python, in a high‑performance security platform, deployed on public cloud, across on‑prem and SaaS environments. You will work on distributed systems, scale data processing, and contribute to AI‑driven Cortex capabilities, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and customers to

Qualifications

• Education: BS/MS in CS or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building scalable server-side applications.
• 4+ years of Go and Python programming.
• 5+ years of experience with distributed cloud products on major platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong Linux/Unix, RDBMS/NoSQL proficiency.
• Understanding of CAP theorem, master election, split-brain problems.
• Experience with production troubleshooting and customer support.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle backend features for Cortex XSOAR on-prem and SaaS.
• Collaborate across teams to shape solutions and integrate with product.
• Provide real-time mitigation and production issue resolution.
• Engage with customers and support teams to troubleshoot issues.

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Backend Engineer for the Cortex backend group, focused on Cortex XSOAR, XSOI AM, and Cortex AI solutions.

You’ll design and maintain robust backend services with Go and Python, in a high‑performance security platform, deployed on public cloud, across on‑prem and SaaS environments. You will work on distributed systems, scale data processing, and contribute to AI‑driven Cortex capabilities, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and customers to