Palo Alto Principal Software Full-Stack Engineer 

United States, California 

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

Your Career

This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara California headquarters campus, and in office 3 days a week.

Your Impact

As a Principal Full-Stack Engineer, your key responsibilities will include:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure web applications used by customers worldwide

• Work across the full stack—frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (Java/Spring Boot)—to deliver exceptional user experiences

• Own features end-to-end, from design and architecture to implementation, testing, and production support

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate ideas into working software

• Contribute to architectural decisions and set technical direction for the platform

• Drive quality, performance, and reliability improvements across the system

Your Experience

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• 8+ years of experience building production-grade software systems

• 6+ years of full-stack development experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js

• 5+ years of backend development using Java, Spring Boot, J2EE, and cloud-native platforms like GCP or AWS

• Experience deploying containerized apps with Docker and Kubernetes

• Strong understanding of web architecture, security, and distributed systems

• Track record of owning and delivering complex software projects end-to-end

• Strong problem-solving skills, with a collaborative and positive “can-do” mindset

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• Bonus: Experience in the cybersecurity domain or strong interest in the space

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:: $185K - $215K/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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