Senior Software Engineer, Storage & Observability (Remote)

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 237,500; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and build scalable backend services for their observability platform in Burbank, California. The role involves working on highly scalable distributed systems and requires strong backend language proficiency, API design experience, and cloud infrastructure expertise. This position is remote eligible, promoting a collaborative culture that values impact and innovation while offering a competitive salary range of $147,000 to $237,500 annually.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in backend languages such as Go, Java, Python, or Rust.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Effective collaboration and ownership of projects from inception to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services that process high-volume telemetry data.
• Develop systems for ingestion, storage, indexing, and querying of time-series and event data.
• Collaborate with frontend teams to design clean, efficient APIs.

Skills

Backend languages (Go, Java, Python, Rust)

Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

API design (REST, gRPC, GraphQL)

Using AI coding assistants

Building highly available systems

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and build scalable backend services for their observability platform in Burbank, California. The role involves working on highly scalable distributed systems and requires strong backend language proficiency, API design experience, and cloud infrastructure expertise. This position is remote eligible, promoting a collaborative culture that values impact and innovation while offering a competitive salary range of $147,000 to $237,500 annually.