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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 we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contribute to our collective success. Our values, crowdsourced by employees, are brought to life through everyday actions—from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution, integrity, and inclusion. We offer development and personal wellbeing programs designed to give you choice in how you are supported, including FLEXBenefits, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities.
We believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. Our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed to foster problem-solving and trusted relationships.
Your Career
As a member of the System Architecture team at Palo Alto Networks, you will work on the development of ASICs, FPGAs, and systems that power Palo Alto Networks’ Next Firewall platforms.
Your Impact
You will work on cutting-edge system architectures for next firewall products, identify performance bottlenecks and solutions, and design and model protocol and sub-component offload solutions. In addition to high-level design work, you will also do hands-on coding, including:
Prototyping and modeling of new architectures and designs
Architectural models, test infrastructure, pre- and post-silicon validation
In-house Processor Tool Chain Development - Assembler, Debugger, Simulator
Infrastructure to support ASIC team development and verification
ASIC microcode and device driver development
Qualifications
Your Experience
Be part of the System Architecture team defining the architecture of next ASICs, FPGAs and systems. The ideal candidate would have a background in embedded networking, forwarding or platform software. Bring your expertise with various aspects of system software design, networking protocols, multi-processor systems, and hardware offloading.
In-depth knowledge of networking equipment and architectures – system hardware, CPUs, ASIC, etc.
Experience with networking protocols – mobile, routing, transport layer, SSL/TLS, etc.
Experience with software and hardware co-design and understanding HW offload including system modeling for feasibility and tradeoffs
Experience designing system software for enterprise networking equipment
Strong coding skills including C/C++, Bash, Python, etc.
Familiarity with containerized development, Docker, and Linux/kernel drivers
Experience with network security is desirable
Familiarity with x86, MIPS and ARM architectures, and interface standards such as PCIe
Experience with IPC mechanisms and multi-CPU architectures
New hardware bring-up experience desired
Minimum 10 years of related experience required
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products and focuses on preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating and solving problems no one else has tackled before. We value individuals who thrive in ambiguity, enjoy challenge, and are empowered by the unknown risks in a secure digital environment.
Our engineering team has an opportunity to build the products and practices that will shape the company’s growth. If you see the potential of how incredible people can transform a business, this is your new career. If you don’t wait for directions and instead identify new features and opportunities to get better, this is your team.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates offered at the posted level, the starting base salary (non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $195,000 and $250,000 per year. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
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. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or other 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 regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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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 we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contribute to our collective success. Our values, crowdsourced by employees, are brought to life through everyday actions—from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution, integrity, and inclusion. We offer development and personal wellbeing programs designed to give you choice in how you are supported, including FLEXBenefits, mental and financial health resources, and personalized learning opportunities.
We believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. Our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed to foster problem-solving and trusted relationships.
Your Career
As a member of the System Architecture team at Palo Alto Networks, you will work on the development of ASICs, FPGAs, and systems that power Palo Alto Networks’ Next Firewall platforms.
Your Impact
You will work on cutting-edge system architectures for next firewall products, identify performance bottlenecks and solutions, and design and model protocol and sub-component offload solutions. In addition to high-level design work, you will also do hands-on coding, including:
Prototyping and modeling of new architectures and designs
Architectural models, test infrastructure, pre- and post-silicon validation
In-house Processor Tool Chain Development - Assembler, Debugger, Simulator
Infrastructure to support ASIC team development and verification
ASIC microcode and device driver development
Qualifications
Your Experience
Be part of the System Architecture team defining the architecture of next ASICs, FPGAs and systems. The ideal candidate would have a background in embedded networking, forwarding or platform software. Bring your expertise with various aspects of system software design, networking protocols, multi-processor systems, and hardware offloading.
In-depth knowledge of networking equipment and architectures – system hardware, CPUs, ASIC, etc.
Experience with networking protocols – mobile, routing, transport layer, SSL/TLS, etc.
Experience with software and hardware co-design and understanding HW offload including system modeling for feasibility and tradeoffs
Experience designing system software for enterprise networking equipment
Strong coding skills including C/C++, Bash, Python, etc.
Familiarity with containerized development, Docker, and Linux/kernel drivers
Experience with network security is desirable
Familiarity with x86, MIPS and ARM architectures, and interface standards such as PCIe
Experience with IPC mechanisms and multi-CPU architectures
New hardware bring-up experience desired
Minimum 10 years of related experience required
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products and focuses on preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating and solving problems no one else has tackled before. We value individuals who thrive in ambiguity, enjoy challenge, and are empowered by the unknown risks in a secure digital environment.
Our engineering team has an opportunity to build the products and practices that will shape the company’s growth. If you see the potential of how incredible people can transform a business, this is your new career. If you don’t wait for directions and instead identify new features and opportunities to get better, this is your team.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates offered at the posted level, the starting base salary (non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $195,000 and $250,000 per year. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
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. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or other 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 regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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