Software Engineering Manager -Detection Team ( Cortex Platform)

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 technically-oriented Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team focused on detection and analytics. This is ideal for someone who is passionate about people leadership but doesn't want to walk away from the code entirely. You will balance leadership/management with hands-on technical contribution, ensuring our microservices architecture remains robust and scalable on Google Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Execution & Delivery: Take full ownership of your team's software development life cycle. You will manage sprint planning, ensure high-velocity execution, and deliver critical features on time in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Lead & Empower: Directly manage, mentor, and grow a team of talented backend engineers. You will conduct 1-on-1s, guide career development, and foster a culture of continuous learning and high performance.
• Shape the Architecture: Act as a technical sounding board for your team. You will guide technical design discussions, review architectures, and ensure our systems remain scalable, secure, and resilient under massive loads.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner closely with Product Managers, DevOps, UX designers, and Security Researchers to align engineering efforts with our strategic roadmap and customer needs.

• 4+ years of proven experience managing and scaling software engineering teams.
• 5+ years of a proven strong background as a hands-on software engineer (prior to management) with deep expertise in modern backend languages.
• Extensive experience operating microservices. Strong, hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) is required.
• Deep understanding and practical experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance optimization at scale.
• A track record of tackling complex, high-scale engineering challenges and taking ownership of production systems.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (e.g., alumni of elite technological military units).

• Experience within high-growth SaaS or cybersecurity companies.
• Deep expertise in Python or Go.
• GCP experience is a major plus.