Principal Engineer Software (ADEM - Autonomous Digital Experience Management)

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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks' ADEM (Autonomous Digital Experience Management) group is seeking an accomplished Principal Software Engineer with expertise in developing client-side software for Windows and macOS. You will be part of a world-class engineering team working on innovative solutions in the ADEM domain, focusing on building robust, efficient, and scalable agents for monitoring and enhancing digital experiences. You will collaborate with a multi-functional team of engineers to design and develop software systems that address complex challenges in the ADEM space, driving performance and reliability across diverse

Your Impact

• Responsible for complete software development process including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and support
• Collaborate with other cross functional teams in order to create tight integrations of product features and infrastructure
• Write clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable code that scales and performs well for thousands of customers
• Participate actively and be a factor to design and development discussions
• Identify areas for improvement within the team and actively push for positive change through new initiatives or optimizations

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on data engineering and cloud-native solutions
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, specifically BigQuery, DataFlow, and related data processing tools
• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience optimizing queries for large-scale datasets
• Expertise in building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines using Apache Beam, DataFlow, or similar frameworks
• Solid programming skills in languages like Python, Java, or Scala, with experience in data manipulation and transformation
• In-depth understanding of GCP storage systems such as Cloud Storage and integration with other GCP services
• Familiarity with data modeling, schema design, and performance tuning in BigQuery
• Experience working with streaming and batch data pipelines in DataFlow or equivalent tools
• Strong understanding of data security, encryption, and governance principles in a cloud environment
• Experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing data pipelines for reliability and performance
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and integration with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity.