Palo Alto Principal Software Engineer Internet Security 

United States, California 

381760717

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

Your Career

As a member of the Advanced URL Filtering (Internet Security) Infrastructure and Data Science Team, you will work closely with data scientists, security researchers, and other engineers on implementing different projects to detect and defend against various emerging threats in the areas of Web Security. You will build big data and distributed systems that use machine learning and deep learning models to analyze and categorize an enormous amount of URLs. You will be a key person in transforming ideas into products that are part of the next-generation security platform.

Your Impact

• Build and maintain threat research systems for both customer-facing products and internal infrastructures
• Work closely with team members and Product Managers to collect product requirements, create design drafts, and develop functional specifications
• Implement solutions by adhering to software development guidelines and best practices
• Work with SREs on production release/deployment and monitoring

Your Experience

• BS or MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent military experience required
• 7+ years of related experience
• Creative thinker and team player, with good communication skills and a desire to make differences
• Proficient with Golang or Java. Must also be competent with Python
• Ability to design, implement, and deploy backend services and data pipelines; conduct regression and integration tests
• Proficient in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and container-based development (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of web development technologies such as Javascript or Typescript is a plus
• Proficient in Linux OS and shell scripting
• Proficient in database systems such as MongoDB, MySQL, or similar
• Experience with Big data, distributed systems, and ETL pipelines such as Spark
• Have basic knowledge of Machine Learning and Web Content Classification
• Hands-on and humble attitude, self-directed and passion in cybersecurity

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 $147000/YR - $237500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

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