Senior Staff Software Engineer — Layer 7 Security

Palo Alto Networks; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted stock units

Bonus

Health insurance

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior software engineer to drive the development of highly scalable, real-time distributed cloud security systems and define robust architectures in San Francisco.

You will lead end-to-end execution across the software development lifecycle, mentor senior and junior engineers, and apply expertise in C, Go, networking, and distributed systems to deliver secure, high-performance services.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in C, strong proficiency in Go, and deep expertise in networking and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of highly scalable, real-time, distributed cloud security systems and define robust system architectures.
• Lead end-to-end execution across the software development lifecycle while mentoring senior and junior engineers.

Skills

C

Go

Unix

Linux

Distributed systems

Networking

TCP/IP

Network security

Systems programming

Cloud security

Multi-threading

Performance optimization

Architecture design

Python

TLS/SSL

Cryptography

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Job description

Drive the development of highly scalable, real-time, distributed cloud security systems and define robust system architectures. Lead end-to-end execution across the software development lifecycle while mentoring senior and junior engineers.

Requirements: Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and 7+ years of professional software engineering experience. Candidates must possess expert-level proficiency in C, strong proficiency in Go, and deep expertise in networking and distributed systems.

Key Skills: C, Go, Unix, Linux, Distributed systems, Networking, TCP/IP, Network security, Systems programming, Cloud security, Multi-threading, Performance optimization, Architecture design, Python, TLS/SSL, Cryptography

Benefits: Restricted stock units, Bonus, Health insurance