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Principal Software Engineer, Backend, Distributed Systems (Prisma Cloud)
Principal Software Engineer, Backend, Distributed Systems (Prisma Cloud)-April 2024
Santa Clara
Apr 18, 2025
ABOUT PALO ALTO NETWORKS
Palo Alto Networks provides robust, innovative protection against cyberattacks.
10,000+ employees
Technology
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About Principal Software Engineer, Backend, Distributed Systems (Prisma Cloud)

  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.

  Our Approach to Work

  We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

  At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

  Job Description Your Career

  We are seeking an excellent team player with strong coding, analytical and problem solving skills. The candidate should possess  hands-on experience with developing applications for distributed systems and high scalability designs. 

  Your Impact

  Familiar with AWS and/or GCP/Azure and experience working on Big data computing like RDS, and open source databases MySQL, Cassandra, ElasticSearch and others a big plusResponsible for complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment and supportWrite clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable code (cloud backend) that scales and performs well for thousands of customersParticipate actively and contribute to design and development discussionsDevelop solid understanding and be able to explain Cloud Computing concepts to others Qualifications Your Experience

  Advanced level of experience building distributed web applications in Java/J2EEExperience in designing and building low latency REST API’s for distributed systemsExperience with open source frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, etc.Experience with queue technology like Kafka and/or RabbitMQHands-on experience with relational SQL and/or no-SQL technologiesStrong passion and experience in troubleshooting, debugging complex systems and possess excellent problem-solving techniquesDegree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, or equivalent work experience or equivalent military experience required Additional Information The Team

  The Prisma Cloud Platform Engineering Team is responsible for building products that protect data, workloads, and infrastructure for some of the largest enterprise customers in the world. We are building the next generation Platform that will help the customers in their journey to the public cloud by ensuring they have the best-in-class protection. 

  The public cloud market has been growing at a very rapid rate for the last few years. As more and more enterprises leverage public cloud, there is an insatiable demand for securing workloads in public cloud. Palo Alto Networks is the market leader in this space.  

  We are the global cybersecurity leader, known for always challenging the security status quo. Our mission is to protect our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyberattacks. This has given us the privilege of safely enabling tens of thousands of organizations and their customers. Our pioneering Security Operating Platform emboldens their digital transformation with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in security, automation, and analytics. By delivering a true platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of change-makers like us, we provide highly effective and innovative cybersecurity across clouds, networks, and mobile devices.

  Prisma® Cloud enables the security and DevOps teams to collaborate — accelerating secure cloud-native application development and deployment.

  Prisma Cloud's unmatched capabilities, includes:

  Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) - Monitor posture, detect and respond to threats, and maintain compliance across public cloudsCloud workload protection platform (CWPP) - Secure hosts, containers and serverless functions across the application lifecycleCode security - Ship secure code for infrastructure, applications and software supply chain pipelinesWeb Application and API Security (WAAS) - Protect web applications and APIs across cloud-native architecturesCloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) - Take control of permissions across multi cloud environmentsCloud network security - Gain network visibility, detect network anomalies and enforce segmentation 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 [email protected].

  Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

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

  The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $144,200/yr to $233,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. 

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  Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

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