Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Your Career

Help us deploy and scale the next generation of cloud security utilizing big data and analytics. We are looking for a Distinguished Engineer to join the team that is building our latest cloud security product leveraging the data we have in our Cortex Data Lake product as well as other threat data lakes. This role will also give you an unrivaled opportunity to build micro services to process terabytes of data efficiently and drive innovative security outcomes for our customers.

Your Impact

Execute on the software development strategy to improve our dynamic highly distributed system

Understand and implement software development/engineering lifecycle concepts to drive features from conception to delivery

Collaborate closely with the product management, architects, threat research and devops to achieve quality releases

Work hand-in-hand with customer support, documentation and downstream teams to enable customer success

Make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-release while maintaining performance and scalability requirements

Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams

Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Your Experience

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 15+ years or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required

Be a self-starter, able to learn independently and adapt quickly

Advanced-level of experience as hands-on Core Java Software/golang Engineer in a distributed/cloud-based product

Experience with one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, their services (DataFlow, BQ, Athena etc) and Kubernetes

Strong knowledge of databases SQL, NoSQL, Time series, GraphDB etc

Strong experience and knowledge with micro services, distributed systems, and performance optimization

Experience with Agile development process and embrace Agile methodologies

Strong believer of automation test and strive for higher code coverage

Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality and ability to execute

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 [email protected] .

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.

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $204,000/yr to $330,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes