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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- security protection to all cloud services, customers on-premise remote networks and mobile users.

We are seeking experienced senior level Software Engineers to develop and deliver next- technologies in our App Acceleration team. We want passionate engineers who love to code and build great products. Engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.

Your Impact

• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features
• Participate in architecture, design and development App Acceleration features
• 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

• At least 12 years of experience in system software development
• Experience with developing data plane software using C/C++ and Golang
• Experience with developing Linux kernel network stack
• Experience in developing high performance distributed software applications
• Experience with Cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP and routing protocols
• Experience with building scalable systems
• Knowledge of HTTP 1.1/2.0, TLS, DNS protocols
• Experience working with eBPF, DPDK technologies
• Experience developing switching/networking application software
• Experience with Traffic Engineering , Edge Networking
• Good grasp of asynchronous programming, multithreading and multiprocessing
• Able to troubleshoot system-level integration and performance issues
• Fast learner and eager to absorb new emerging technologies
• Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality, and ability to execute
• Enjoys working with different teams with strong collaboration and communication skills

Pluses

• Development expertise in proxy systems like nginx / haproxy

Additional Information

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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 . If you require assistance or accommodation due to a or special need, please contact us ataccommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , ancestry, , family or medical care leave, or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, , physical or mental , political affiliation, protected veteran status, , , (including ), , or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes