Palo Alto Networks
Software Backend Engineer (Cortex Cloud)
Palo Alto Networks, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053
Job Description
We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Cortex backend engineering group. The group develops and maintains the backend of Cortex products—Cortex XSOAR, Cortex XDR, and Cortex XSIAM. You will join a team focused on developing, innovating, and scaling the Cortex Platform and contributing to shared Cortex infrastructures and components.
Your Impact
End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain).
Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product.
Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges.
Contribute to team-wide efforts—code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions.
Qualifications
M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 2+ years of software engineering experience, preferably development of a scalable server-side application.
Strong programming skills, preferably in Python / Go.
Good knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
Team player, and good communication skills to work with cross-functional groups.
Experience in building and maintaining high scale server-side applications.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP / AWS / Azure).
Experience with Kubernetes/Docker—advantage.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra.
Equal Opportunity 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.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
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Your Impact
End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain).
Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product.
Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges.
Contribute to team-wide efforts—code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions.
Qualifications
M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 2+ years of software engineering experience, preferably development of a scalable server-side application.
Strong programming skills, preferably in Python / Go.
Good knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
Team player, and good communication skills to work with cross-functional groups.
Experience in building and maintaining high scale server-side applications.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP / AWS / Azure).
Experience with Kubernetes/Docker—advantage.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infra.
Equal Opportunity 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.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
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