Palo Alto Sr Manager Software Engineering Multi-Cloud - Distributed Systems 

United States, California 

315903492

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

Your Career

At Palo Alto Networks, Leaders of our Engineering groups are:

• Deep technical experts and thought leaders help accelerate the adoption of the very best engineering practices while maintaining knowledge of industry innovations, trends, and practices.

• Visionaries who deliver on critical business needs and are recognized across the company as go-to engineering resources on given domains

• Role models and mentors who exemplify the best of Palo Alto Networks culture - They do the right thing even when it’s hard, treat challenges as a chance to learn, and provide honest opinions so the team can improve.

• Leaders who can communicate cogently with hands-on engineers as well as executives

Your Impact

• You will work in a fast-paced team that tackles new and challenging problems in building a new generation of highly scaled data processing and analytics system for use in AI-powered use cases

• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to address complex technical challenges and drive innovation
• You will ensure the adoption of best practices in code quality, scalability and system design among team members

• You will lead a team that is driving industry technology evolution and creating a positive impact on business.

• Participate in strategy planning to build next-generation data security products.

• Manage the day-to-day to ensure the software is developed on schedule

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Actively participate in code and architecture reviews

• Mentor and manage the professional development of the team members

• Thought leader of customer-first mindset.

Your Experience

• Passion for leadership and innovation

• Experience leading a team from either a technical or managerial perspective

• Demonstrable project management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management and Design teams, emphasizing end-to-end delivery.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

• M.S. or Ph.D in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Electrical Engineering.

• 10+ years of development experience in Public Cloud, Data Engineering and Analytics

• 6+ years of direct people leadership experience

• 10+ years experience in design, algorithms, and data structures - Expertise with one or more of the following languages is a must - Java, Python, Golang

• Proven leadership skills with an ability to deliver under tight deadlines

• Familiarity with Agile (e.g., Scrum Process), Big Data technologies like Hive, Kafka, Hadoop, SQL, developing APIs, Cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS and Azure

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 $185000 - $298000/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.