Senior Staff Software Engineer — Layer 7 Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted stock units

Bonus

Employee benefits

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design and build next-generation Layer 7 security capabilities and scalable cloud security systems. This role sets technical direction, mentors engineers, and partners with cross-functional teams to deliver complex security solutions.

Requirements include 7+ years, expert C, strong Go, and a CS degree; deep networking and distributed systems knowledge.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expert-level proficiency in C and strong proficiency in Go
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field; deep networking and distributed systems knowledge

Responsibilities

• Design and develop next-generation Layer 7 security capabilities and scalable cloud security systems.
• Set technical direction and mentor engineering staff.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver complex security solutions.

Skills

C

Go

Unix

Linux

Distributed systems

Networking

TCP/IP

Network security

Systems programming

Cloud security

Multi-threaded design

Performance optimization

Architecture design

Python

TLS/SSL

Cryptography

Education

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

Job description

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will design and develop next-generation Layer 7 security capabilities while driving the development of highly scalable, distributed cloud security systems. They will also set technical direction, mentor engineering staff, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver complex security solutions.

Requirements: Candidates must have at least 7 years of professional software engineering experience with expert-level proficiency in C and strong proficiency in Go. A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related field is required, along with deep expertise in networking fundamentals and distributed systems.

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

Benefits: Restricted stock units, Bonus, Employee benefits