Principal Software Engineer (SASE Prisma SD-WAN Software Development)

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.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback – it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It’s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.

Job Description

Your Career 

Palo Alto Networks's Prisma SD-WAN group is looking for a seasoned and accomplished engineering leader with experience in developing Secure Access Service Edge(SASE) solution. 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 next generation SASE software development with cloud based controller for management, monitoring and analytics. Responsibilities will include developing SASE control plane, data plane and security features on branch device and cloud based controller, end to end SASE system integration, performance tuning and enhancement.

We expect office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with one day working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together four days per week.

Your Impact 

• Work in a small and fast paced team delivering leading edge SASE solution
• Deliver high quality product to enable customer success
• Contribute to all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, system architecture, detail design, through implementation, test and critical customer deployment support
• Proactively drive product improvement and innovation 
• Innovate new product and solution value adds

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years experience with MS degree or 10+ years experience with BS degree in computer science or computer engineering developing networking software or equivalent military experience required
• Experienced in embedded development of networking product, control plane and data plane software
• Experienced in developing L3 and L2 features with embedded switch ASIC
• Linux kernel development experience including device drivers is a must
• Proven abilities to troubleshoot and debug complex systems in networking, security, and cloud-based management
• Excellent coding skill in C, C++ or Golang and at least one scripting language like python
• It is a strong plus that you possess the in-depth knowledge of DPDK based data plane, SASE and/or SD-WAN solution

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 re