Senior Staff Software Engineer (Internet Security)

Palo Alto Networks

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a backend engineer to build and maintain threat research systems and large-scale data pipelines in a security-focused environment.

You will collaborate with data scientists and product managers to translate research ideas into scalable products, using Go or Java and cloud-native technologies.

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of backend experience in Go or Java.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and distributed databases.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain threat research systems and big data pipelines to detect emerging web security threats.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and product managers to transform research ideas into functional products.

Skills

Go
Java
Python
Distributed Systems
GCP
AWS
Azure
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Linux
MongoDB
MySQL
Spark
Machine Learning
Web Content Classification

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
MongoDB
MySQL
Spark

Job description

Build and maintain threat research systems and big data pipelines to detect emerging web security threats. Collaborate with data scientists and product managers to transform security research ideas into functional products.

Requirements: Requires a BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent with 3+ years of backend experience in Go or Java. Must have hands-on experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and distributed database systems.

Key Skills: Go, Java, Python, Distributed Systems, GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Linux, MongoDB, MySQL, Spark, Machine Learning, Web Content Classification

Benefits: Restricted Stock Units, Bonus

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