Senior Layer-7 Security Software Engineer

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking engineers for the Layer-7 Security group to design and develop advanced firewall features.

You will work with product management, apply your programming skills, and interact with QA and field support teams throughout the software development cycle. Join a team delivering industry-leading security solutions like the ML-powered NGFW, URL-filtering, DLP, and cloud-delivered protections across hardware, virtualized, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, similar technical discipline or equivalent practical experience; MS/PhD preferred.
• Proficient in C programming under Linux development environment.
• Experience with Go programming.
• Experience with HTTP and web server backend development.
• Experience with networking development (TCP/UDP, sockets).
• Experience with Redis, SQL or NoSQL databases; multi-threaded and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated teamwork and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Innovate, design, develop and improve the Next-Generation Firewall, focusing on GlobalProtect.
• Own and be responsible for critical components in the Next-Generation Firewall system.
• Deliver features and improvements in high quality and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and architect solutions.

Skills

C programming

Go programming

HTTP backend

Networking (TCP/UDP)

Redis/SQL/NoSQL

Multi-threaded programming

Communication

Team player

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking engineers for the Layer-7 Security group to design and develop advanced firewall features.

You will work with product management, apply your programming skills, and interact with QA and field support teams throughout the software development cycle. Join a team delivering industry-leading security solutions like the ML-powered NGFW, URL-filtering, DLP, and cloud-delivered protections across hardware, virtualized, and cloud platforms.