Sr Staff Engineer Software

Job Summary

Your CareerWe are seeking a Software Engineer to develop, build, and maintain our cutting edge cloud based, security product Infrastructure, which operates at massive scale and helps protect customers against constantly evolving online threats and attacks. Bring your software engineering expertise to work on our cutting edge malware detection platform, WildFire. We want passionate engineers who love to design and code world-class security services on Cloud Providers. Engineers who bring new ideas in all facets of software development, individual contributors who want to expand their skill set, take ownership of their feature areas and who are driven to solve problems at every level.Participate in the design, deployment and scaling of our architecture as we transform it by using cloud native solutions on GCP. Participate in the redesign of the architecture to introduce appropriate microservices to process high rates of sample submissions. Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.Your ImpactParticipate in the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment and supportWrite clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable Python, C, Golang code that scales and performs well for thousands of customersParticipate actively and contribute to design and development discussionsBe able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams

Qualifications
Your Experience Hands on experience writing production high quality scalable code in Python, C, Golang keeping performance in mind.Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.Great design and architecture skills, turning an idea into a production grade design.Very strong knowledge of databases, storage, and distributed persistence technologies.Hands on experience with databases like SQL/NoSQL and other modern databases is a plusExperience with writing asynchronous code in multi-threaded and multi-processes envGood to have a cloud-native service development stack on GCP/AWS or other clouds.Experience with building REST/grpc API services Writing code with quality in mind from the get go. Experience working with queuing system such as pubsub, RabbitMQ or KafkaExposure to using configuration management tools such as argocd, Ansible and/or TerraformYou enjoy working in a collaborative environment Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skillsBS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering / Computer science or equivalent military experience requiredA plus would be to have 2-3 years of experience in this role

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.

$126,000.00 - $204,500.00/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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

Client-provided location(s): Santa Clara, CA

Job ID: Palo_Alto_Networks-JR-012382

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-09T19:29:01