Senior Principal Backend Engineer — Cortex Platform

Palo Alto Networks; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted stock units

Bonus

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Principal Backend Engineer to lead the development and scaling of backend systems for their Cortex platform. The role involves significant collaboration across teams and a focus on cloud-native solutions. Candidates should have over 14 years of experience in software engineering, strong programming skills in Python or Go, and expertise in distributed systems. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $170,000 to $277,000 annually, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on cloud-native applications.
• Expert-level programming skills in Python, Go, or Java.
• Extensive experience with REST APIs, databases, and microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Drive the full lifecycle of projects from requirements gathering to implementation.
• Design, build, and optimize highly scalable data models.
• Mentor and empower other engineers across the department.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed Systems

Cloud Technologies

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MySQL

BigQuery

ElasticSearch

Job description

Palo Alto Networks in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Principal Backend Engineer to lead the development and scaling of backend systems for their Cortex platform. The role involves significant collaboration across teams and a focus on cloud-native solutions. Candidates should have over 14 years of experience in software engineering, strong programming skills in Python or Go, and expertise in distributed systems. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $170,000 to $277,000 annually, depending on experience.