Principal Engineer Software

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you're in the right place.

Who Are We

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Description

Your CareerPalo Alto Networks's Advanced DNS Resolver service team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer with strong programming skills and extensive background in developing DNS infrastructure products. You will be part of a world-class software engineering team working on a global DNS resolver service that integrates world class DNS security with highly available and high performance DNS resolver. You will enjoy working in a small team and delivering features at a fast pace to production with excellent quality.Your ImpactResponsible for complete software development process including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and supportCollaborate with other cross functional teams in order to create tight integrations of product features and infrastructureWrite clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable code that scales and performs well for thousands of customersParticipate actively and be a factor to design and development discussionsIdentify areas for improvement within the team and actively push for positive change through new initiatives or optimizationsAbility to troubleshoot issues in production environment and continuously improve the code and process to reduce the impact

Qualifications (Additional Job Description)

Your Experience 7+ years of solid experience in programming, design and developmentExtensive hands-on (expert level) programming skills in Golang and PythonExtensive experience working on public cloud platforms like GCP and AWS, with good understanding of cloud networking, IAM roles and policies, and experience using cloud native services like pubsub, cloud storage and Big QueryExposure to CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Gitlab, etc.Experience in delivering application performance monitoring visualizations with any of the following - Grafana / ELK / Cloud monitoring.In depth understanding of DNS protocols, extensions, DNS resolution infrastructure and ecosystem.Knowledge of Networking and Routing protocols like BGP, TCP/IP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, etcM.S./B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Compensation Disclosure

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr

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 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 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.