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Your Career
As a member of the Platform Software group at Palo Alto Networks, you will participate in the design and development of platform software of our Next-Generation Firewall platforms. Responsibilities will include platform bring-up (both pizza-box and chassis-based platforms), platform security using TPM chip, development of both kernel and use-space drivers, provisioning of third-party vendor switch/fabric and the overall development of consistent platform software for all Next-Gen Firewall platforms.
As a Platform Software Engineer, you will be expected to participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, implementation, test and field deployment. This includes developing platform software, test cases, assessing task requirements and scheduling, and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Manufacturing, Ops, ASIC, Hardware, Software, and Quality assurance teams
Your Impact
- Work from start to finish on platform software development including product design, development, deployment and support
- Innovate new product features based on customer, partner, and technical support engineer feedback
- Troubleshoot changes to the product to ensure high quality output of product design
Your Experience
- 10+ years experience in device drivers, platform software, hardware bring-up and support
- Experience with x86 architecture, Linux Kernel, Platform and user-space drivers are must
- Experience with debugging Linux kernel performance, memory and platform boot-time issues
- Experience with DPDK is highly desirable
- Familiarity with MIPS architecture, PHY, Switch/Fabric SDK, Optics, Storage, POE controllers are strong plus
- Experience with TPM, FIPS and CC Certifications is a plus
- Ability to go over different vendor specifications to get details on testing each components
- Experience with fixed/chassis based appliances
- Experience in Enterprise and Data center environments
- Very strong C coding/debugging skills
- Strong scripting skills with bash and python
- Ability to work well in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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 .
