Sr Principal Software Engineer (Application Edge Platform)

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

Prisma Access™ provides protection straight from the cloud to make access to the cloud secure. It combines the connectivity and security you need - and delivers it everywhere you need it. Using cutting-edge public and private cloud technologies extending the next-generation security protection to all cloud services, customers on-premise remote networks and mobile users.

Palo Alto Networks's Prisma Access group is looking for a seasoned and accomplished engineer with experience in developing Application Edge Platform for Secure Access Service Edge(SASE). You will be part of a world-class software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies. You will work with a multi-functional team of engineers to design and develop Application Acceleration software with cloud based management, monitoring and analytics.

Your Impact

• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features
• Participate in architecture, design and development Application Acceleration software
• Research and implement different frameworks suited to the solution
• Work with different development and quality assurances groups to achieve the best quality
• Suggest and implement improvements to the development processes
• Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Strong understanding of HTTP 1.1/2.0, TLS and DNS protocols
• Experience in developing high performance distributed software applications
• Expertise in data structures and algorithms for large scale systems
• Strong proficiency in Golang and Python
• Experience in Redis, Influx DB, Elastic Search
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and routing protocols
• 10+ years of experience in developing software applications with Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

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