Palo Alto Principal Software Engineer NGFW 

United States, California 

577627726

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Your Career

As a key member of the Next-Gen Firewall (NGFW) System Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for designing and developing core system services and libraries for PAN-OS, which powers all next-gen firewall products at Palo Alto Networks. You will be part of a world-class multi-functional software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies.

Your Impact

As a member of this engineering team, you will:

• Innovate, design, and develop core system infrastructure libraries and services (e.g. IPC infrastructure, process management, software upgrade, serviceability features)
• Contribute in all phases of the software development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test
• Develop functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling, and contribute to development, debugging and support
• Identify and drive improvements in existing software and development process

Your Experience

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, similar technical discipline or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
• 15+ years experience in embedded programming, infrastructure, Linux kernel/OS and platform software
• Experience developing, integrating and delivering product features or system components on Linux-based systems
• Expertise in designing and implementing high-quality, secure software
• Strong C coding/debugging skills
• Strong scripting skills with bash and python
• Experience with Clustering, HA, Security is a plus
• Experience with improving performance/scale, memory usage and boot-time s is a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to work with multi-functional groups
• Team player with a collaborative mindset, a quality-driven focus and a can-do attitude

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 - $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.