Senior Principal Platform & Tools Engineer (Cloud)

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 184,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in United States is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Engineer who combines deep software craftsmanship with strategic leadership to shape technology direction across teams.

This role focuses on large-scale distributed systems, developer platforms, and cloud-native infrastructure. You will define architecture, set standards, mentor engineers, and drive modernization with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability, delivering reliable platforms that boost productivity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9+ years designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• 9+ years with one or more cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native architectures.
• 9+ years developing microservices on Kubernetes.
• 7+ years programming in Python and/or Go.
• Strong architecture, scalability, reliability, performance, security, observability, and ops.
• 7+ years with infrastructure as code, CI/CD, platform engineering, and developer tooling.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term technical vision and architecture for developer platforms and tooling.
• Architect and implement secure, scalable infrastructure for enterprise operations.
• Write high-quality platform software and set engineering standards.
• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and align architecture across teams.
• Mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions with consensus.
• Drive modernization using cloud-native tech, Kubernetes, observability, and automation.
• Lead incident response and production troubleshooting to improve reliability.
• Advance CI/CD and developer experience initiatives.

Skills

Python

Go

Kubernetes

Cloud architectures

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Security

Observability

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in United States is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Engineer who combines deep software craftsmanship with strategic leadership to shape technology direction across teams.

This role focuses on large-scale distributed systems, developer platforms, and cloud-native infrastructure. You will define architecture, set standards, mentor engineers, and drive modernization with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability, delivering reliable platforms that boost productivity and