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Senior Software Engineer (Data Platform Cortex Xpanse)
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Overview
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 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 believe the unique ideas of every team member contribute to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are lived daily—from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution. We uphold integrity, inclusion, and support for each individual. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and respect each employee as a unique individual. To support different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs offer choice in how you are supported, including FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending accounts with many eligible items, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities. At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. Our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility where needed, fostering casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision. Your Career
The Data Platform team in the Cortex Xpanse group is expanding, and we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team. The data platform team is responsible for building the systems that turn trillions of data points into critical cybersecurity insights. As an engineer on this team, you will contribute to the full spectrum of our systems—from managing foundational data-heavy processing and data storage to building and maintaining scalable pipelines, and developing frameworks, tools, and internal applications to make that data easily and efficiently available to other systems and teams. Xpanse helps protect some of the world’s most important organizations by finding risks on the Internet that no one else can find. Your expertise will help define and secure the perimeters of the world's largest and most consequential organizations in both the public and private sector. Your Impact
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will: Design, build, and operate our foundational data-heavy services: storage (cloud data warehouse, data lake), orchestration (Jenkins), batch/stream processing (Apache Beam - Dataflow), streaming services (Pub/Sub). Engage with product managers and engineers from downstream teams to architect, build, and maintain data systems to enable new product features and capabilities. Design and build services for end-to-end data security and data observability: managing access controls across multiple storage and access layers, tracking data quality, cataloging datasets and their lineage. Work with stakeholders to push innovation across Xpanse and Palo Alto Networks. Qualifications
Your Experience 3+ years of experience in software engineering Strong Java development skills Proficiency working with data systems and pipelines such as Beam Clear communicator, both in code and in writing, with a collaborative approach to technical planning Strong analytical and problem-solving skills—ability to leverage SQL, Jenkins, and Python to analyze data for operational insights Strong familiarity with databases, data modeling, and performance optimization Skills Expertise with any of the following: BigQuery, PostgreSQL, BigTable, Apache Beam, database profiling, Terraform Experience using and enhancing CI/CD systems Cybersecurity experience Additional Information
The Team The data platform team builds systems that turn trillions of data points into cybersecurity insights, contributing to scalable pipelines and internal tools. Xpanse helps protect the world’s most important organizations by identifying risks on the Internet that no one else can find. Compensation Disclosure The compensation offered for this position depends on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates offered at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales roles) is typically between $126,000 and $204,500 per year. The offer may include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits can be found here. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers who 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. 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?
No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
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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 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 believe the unique ideas of every team member contribute to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are lived daily—from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution. We uphold integrity, inclusion, and support for each individual. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and respect each employee as a unique individual. To support different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs offer choice in how you are supported, including FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending accounts with many eligible items, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities. At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. Our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility where needed, fostering casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision. Your Career
The Data Platform team in the Cortex Xpanse group is expanding, and we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team. The data platform team is responsible for building the systems that turn trillions of data points into critical cybersecurity insights. As an engineer on this team, you will contribute to the full spectrum of our systems—from managing foundational data-heavy processing and data storage to building and maintaining scalable pipelines, and developing frameworks, tools, and internal applications to make that data easily and efficiently available to other systems and teams. Xpanse helps protect some of the world’s most important organizations by finding risks on the Internet that no one else can find. Your expertise will help define and secure the perimeters of the world's largest and most consequential organizations in both the public and private sector. Your Impact
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will: Design, build, and operate our foundational data-heavy services: storage (cloud data warehouse, data lake), orchestration (Jenkins), batch/stream processing (Apache Beam - Dataflow), streaming services (Pub/Sub). Engage with product managers and engineers from downstream teams to architect, build, and maintain data systems to enable new product features and capabilities. Design and build services for end-to-end data security and data observability: managing access controls across multiple storage and access layers, tracking data quality, cataloging datasets and their lineage. Work with stakeholders to push innovation across Xpanse and Palo Alto Networks. Qualifications
Your Experience 3+ years of experience in software engineering Strong Java development skills Proficiency working with data systems and pipelines such as Beam Clear communicator, both in code and in writing, with a collaborative approach to technical planning Strong analytical and problem-solving skills—ability to leverage SQL, Jenkins, and Python to analyze data for operational insights Strong familiarity with databases, data modeling, and performance optimization Skills Expertise with any of the following: BigQuery, PostgreSQL, BigTable, Apache Beam, database profiling, Terraform Experience using and enhancing CI/CD systems Cybersecurity experience Additional Information
The Team The data platform team builds systems that turn trillions of data points into cybersecurity insights, contributing to scalable pipelines and internal tools. Xpanse helps protect the world’s most important organizations by identifying risks on the Internet that no one else can find. Compensation Disclosure The compensation offered for this position depends on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates offered at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales roles) is typically between $126,000 and $204,500 per year. The offer may include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits can be found here. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers who 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. 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?
No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
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