Senior Cloud Networking Engineer (DNS & High-Performance)

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Software Engineer for our network security group to design and deliver high performance networking software on cloud platforms. You will join a world‑class engineering team, work on Advanced DNS Resolver products, and contribute to production quality features at a fast pace.

Requirements include 6+ years in programming with Golang and Python, cloud experience (GCP/AWS), and a CS/EE degree.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Proficient in Golang and Python.
• Experience with GCP and AWS cloud platforms.
• Familiar with DNS, TCP/IP, HTTPS and SSL/TLS.
• CI/CD pipelines experience with GitLab.

Responsibilities

• Own complete software development from requirements to deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate product features and infrastructure.
• Write clean, scalable code for thousands of customers.
• Contribute to design and development discussions.
• Identify areas for improvement and push positive change.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve code quality.

Skills

Golang

Python

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

CI/CD (GitLab)

Networking protocols (DNS/TCP/IP/HTTPS

Performance monitoring

Education

M.S./B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

GitLab

BigQuery

Cloud Pub/Sub

Cloud Storage

Job description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks's network security group is looking for a Software Engineer with excellent programming skills, and experience in developing high performance networking software on cloud platforms. You will be part of a world-class software engineering team working on Advanced DNS Resolver products. You will enjoy working in a small team and delivering features at a fast pace to production with excellent quality.

Qualifications

Your Impact

• Responsible for complete software development process including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and support
• Collaborate with other cross functional teams in order to create tight integrations of product features and infrastructure
• Write clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable code that scales and performs well for thousands of customers
• Participate actively and be a factor to design and development discussions
• Identify areas for improvement within the team and actively push for positive change through new initiatives or optimizations
• Ability to troubleshoot issues in production environment and continuously improve the code and process to reduce the impact
  
  

Your Experience

• 6+ years of solid experience in programming, design and development
• Extensive hands-on (expert level) programming skills in Golang and Python
• Extensive experience working on public cloud platforms like GCP and AWS, with good understanding of cloud networking, IAM roles and policies, and experience using cloud native services like pubsub, cloud storage and Big Query
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Gitlab, etc.
• Experience in delivering application performance monitoring visualizations with any of the following - Grafana / ELK / Cloud monitoring.
• Experience in developing high performance Networking application code, and familiar with protocols like DNS, TCP/IP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS.
• M.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  
  

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [e-mail].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes