Principal Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

Santa Clara, California, United States Palo Alto Networks Full time

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

You will work with a team of amazing IoT device identification and security professionals to help identify, monitor and protect the ever growing number of Internet of Things devices in our vast customer base. This is one of the fastest growing areas of cyber security today and we offer a great opportunity to help shape this relatively new landscape and make a real impact in securing the future of IoT.

Your Impact

As an IoT security software engineer, you will

  • Design and develop software for IoT security engine in our cloud-based software components
  • Analyze network traffic data, research network protocols and IoT devices, discover their attributes, behavior, vulnerabilities and risks, help secure customer IoT assets
  • Utilize ML technologies or work with ML engineers to analyze data, detect threats, and discover insights
  • Support customer trials and handle customer issues
  • Lead and coordinate projects
  • Drive innovation, design and refactoring efforts

Your Experience

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent military experience required, prefer MS degree or above
  • 10+ years of work experience in related fields
  • Good Knowledge of Computer networking in general, Ethernet, TCP/IP in particular
  • Good Knowledge in medical, industrial ICS or other IoT/OT is preferred
  • Good programming skills in one or more programming or scripting languages, Java, Python, Go or C/C++ are preferred
  • Prior Experience with IoT devices is a plus
  • Experience with TCPDUMP, Wireshark or similar tools is a plus
  • Familiarity with cloud technologies is a plus
  • Familiarity with network security is a plus
  • Experience with one or more security areas below is a plus
  • IDS/IPS
  • Application based firewall
  • Security vulnerability detection and monitoring
  • Client device signature
  • Malware attacks
  • Network device discovery tools
  • Good communication skills, creative thinker and team player
  • Curiosity and passion about Computer Networking and Security

The Team

We are on a mission to build the industry's best Security large language model.

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $144,200/yr to $233,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

Our Commitment

We're problem solvers that 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 .

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.


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