Senior Software Engineer - Standing Access Team

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 We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our Standing Access team. The core mission of this rapidly growing, newly released service is to empower safe, secure, quick, and easy access to company resources-drastically reducing attack surfaces by ensuring privileges are strictly managed. In this role, you will leverage AWS serverless architecture, AWS CDK, and Python to design, develop, test, secure, and deploy critical services from planning to production.

• Design and architect solutions for high availability, fault tolerance, and massive scale as the Standing Access user base grows.
• Mentor peer engineers, drive technical discussions, and take ownership of complex architectural decisions.
• Drive the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a dynamic, agile environment.
• Deliver end-to-end features and enhancements while maintaining the highest quality and security standards.
• Collaborate closely with security architects, product managers, and cross-functional development teams.
• Research and implement sophisticated cybersecurity mechanisms to stay ahead of emerging threats.
• Explore and champion cutting-edge technologies to continuously elevate our tech stack.

• 4+ years of professional experience in Python development.
• Proven experience building enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications, with strong hands-on expertise in AWS serverless architecture, AWS CDK, and Python.
• Solid understanding of security and networking implementations and best practices.
• Experience with microservices or event-driven design and development.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools, particularly GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• A proactive, self-starter mentality with an internal drive for continuous improvement and a passion for high-quality code design.
• Strong communication skills, fluent in English, with the ability to effectively share knowledge across the team.

• Health Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program - mental health and wellness care
• FLEX Benefits program allowing you to customize your perks
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuous learning and development budgets