Sr Staff 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 Senior Staff 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 environments.

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 

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on platform engineering or cloud-native application development.

• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or Java, with experience in building distributed systems.

• Extensive hands-on experience with GCP services, including Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions.

• Proficiency in designing and managing cloud-based architectures with a deep understanding of GCP IAM, VPCs, and networking.

• Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or Cloud Deployment Manager.

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, or Grafana.

• Strong understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS), load balancing, and security best practices in a cloud environment.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI).

• Experience with data processing and storage solutions like BigQuery, Firestore, or Cloud Spanner is a plus.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Additional Information

The Team

The Team