Sr Principal Software Engineer (Application Edge Platform)

$170,000 - $277,000/Yr

Palo Alto Networks - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Senior

Santa Clara, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The position involves working as a seasoned engineer in the Prisma Access group at Palo Alto Networks, focusing on developing Application Edge Platform for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). The role is centered around designing, developing, and implementing scalable software features that enhance cloud security and connectivity. The engineer will collaborate with a multi-functional team to innovate and improve software solutions, ensuring high performance and quality in cybersecurity applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features
• Participate in architecture, design and development of Application Acceleration software
• Research and implement different frameworks suited to the solution
• Work with different development and quality assurance groups to achieve the best quality
• Suggest and implement improvements to the development processes
• Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues

Requirements

• Strong understanding of HTTP 1.1/2.0, TLS and DNS protocols
• Experience in developing high performance distributed software applications
• Expertise in data structures and algorithms for large scale systems
• Strong proficiency in Golang and Python
• Experience in Redis, Influx DB, Elastic Search
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and routing protocols
• 10+ years of experience in developing software applications with Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent military experience required

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account
• Mental and financial health resources
• Personalized learning opportunities
• Restricted stock units
• Bonus opportunities