Sr Manager Software Engineering Autonomous Digital Experience Management ADEM

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead the ADEM team focused on developing scalable cloud-native services. The role demands strong leadership in backend engineering, project delivery, and technical strategy within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Diverse workplace

Employee benefits

Stock units

Qualifications

• 8+ years in backend or platform engineering, 3+ years in leadership roles.
• Experience managing cloud-native apps on GCP or similar.
• Proven leadership and team-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team developing backend services on Kubernetes.
• Own project delivery across the software lifecycle.
• Drive technical strategy for cloud services.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Cloud Infrastructure

Leadership

Distributed Systems

Microservices Architecture

Programming (Go, Python, Java)

GCP Services

CI/CD Practices

Observability

Networking and Security

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks’ ADEM (Autonomous Digital Experience Management) team is looking for a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead the development of scalable, cloud-native services that power digital experience monitoring and analysis. You will manage a team of backend engineers building distributed systems and data processing pipelines running on Kubernetes in GCP. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical judgment, people management skills, and a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and service architecture.

Your Impact

• Lead a team of engineers building high-scale backend services, deployed in Kubernetes and leveraging GCP’s data and compute infrastructure

• Own project delivery across the full software lifecycle—from design and development to deployment, monitoring, and support

• Drive technical strategy and architecture for core ADEM services, including data ingestion, processing, and analytics

• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, and SRE teams to ensure performance, reliability, and security at scale

• Encourage engineering best practices in CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure automation

• Grow and mentor a high-impact engineering team through coaching, feedback, and career development

• Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement within the team

• Identify process and architectural improvements to scale engineering effectiveness and system performance

Qualifications:
Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering, with at least 3+ years in engineering leadership roles

• Proven success managing cloud-native applications on GCP (or AWS/Azure), especially with GKE/Kubernetes

• Strong experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and REST/gRPC APIs

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, or Java

• Deep knowledge of GCP services: Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, IAM, and VPC networking

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi) and CI/CD practices

• Familiarity with telemetry and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

• Solid grasp of networking, security, and scaling strategies for cloud-based services

• Experience with large-scale data systems and analytics pipelines is a plus

• Strong people leadership and team-building skills; ability to grow talent and drive delivery

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Additional Information

The Team

We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $185,000 - $270,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [e-mail].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.