Principal Software Development Engineer

2 weeks ago

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

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Development Engineer to join our Cloud Management Platform team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and developing scalable microservices used to activate all Palo Alto Networks cloud products.

Your Impact
  • Test Planning & Strategy Development - Design comprehensive software test plans and lead the implementation of a test automation strategy to verify feature functionality for customer use cases.
  • Automation Framework Development - Architect, build, and maintain automated test frameworks using industry-standard tools to support new functionalities and optimize quality and efficiency.
  • CI/CD Pipeline Integration - Collaborate with DevOps to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, ensuring thorough test coverage at every stage of development.
  • Microservices & API Testing - Develop and execute automated tests for microservices, ensuring data validation and reliability across services.
  • UI & End-to-End Testing - Design and execute end-to-end automation scripts using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright, ensuring user flows work seamlessly across platforms.
  • Troubleshooting & Debugging - Demonstrate excellent troubleshooting abilities, isolate issues, and verify bug fixes.
  • Test Tool & Infrastructure Development - Build tools and infrastructure to support efficient, high-quality testing.
  • Quality Leadership & Mentorship - Act as a gatekeeper for quality, ensuring all code passes necessary tests before merging and deployment.
  • Collaboration & Coordination - Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, development, SRE, and SDET teams, in a fast-paced environment with short release cycles.
Qualifications
  • Test Automation & Frameworks - Strong knowledge of test automation methodologies, tools, and frameworks, with experience developing test automation for REST APIs using Python/Pytest.
  • Scripting & Programming - Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript) and strong scripting skills.
  • Microservices & Cloud - Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP) and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • CI/CD & Version Control - Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins) and version control systems (Git).
  • UI & API Automation - Hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress) and API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured).
  • Contract & Integration Testing - Familiarity with contract testing (e.g., Pact) and tools like TestContainers for simulating environments and verifying interactions.
  • Performance Testing - Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
  • Education & Experience - BS or MS in Computer Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent military experience, with a minimum of 8 years' experience in software development or software testing.
Additional Information

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.

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