Principal Software Engineer (SD-WAN, SASE, Embedded)

Company Description

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!

Job Description

The Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN group is looking for an accomplished engineering leader join our world-class software engineering team working on ground-breaking technologies. You will work with a multi-functional team of engineers to design and develop next generation SASE software development with cloud based controller for management, monitoring and analytics.

Your Impact 

• Work in a small and fast paced team delivering leading edge SASE solution.
• Develop SASE data plane and security features on branch device and cloud based controller, end to end SASE system integration, performance tuning and enhancement.
• Contribute to all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, system architecture, detail design, through implementation, test and critical customer deployment support
• Deliver high quality product to enable customer success
• Proactively drive product improvement and innovation
• Innovate new product and solution value adds

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with MS degree or 10+ years experience with BS degree in computer science or computer engineering developing networking software.
• Experience in embedded development of networking product, control plane and/or data plane software.
• Experienced in developing L3 and L2 features with embedded switch ASIC.
• Experienced in board bring-up, device drivers, and OS/Linux.
• Proven abilities to troubleshoot and debug complex systems in networking, security, or cloud-based management.
• Excellent coding skill in C, C++ or Golang and at least one scripting language like python.
• Knowledge of DPDK based data plane, SASE and/or SD-WAN a big plus.

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of Palo Alto Network Prisma SD-WAN development, which is part of the world class SASE solution. We are constantly innovating and challenging ourself. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. 

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.

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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

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