Palo Alto Principal Engineer Software - L7- Network Security 

United States, California 

661748754

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

Your Career

As a member of Layer-7 Application Security group, you will be responsible for designing and developing security features on the next-generation firewall platform integrating with our security services cloud. You will work with product management on user requirements, apply your knowledge to functional design, utilize your programming skills for efficient and robust implementation, and interact with quality assurance and field support teams throughout the entire software development cycle.

Your Impact

• You will be expected to participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test
• Develop functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling, and participate in development, debug and support
• Candidate should also have hands-on experience with networking or network security technologies and C language development in a Unix/Linux environment
• Suggest and implement improvements to the development process
• Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams
• Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Your Experience

• Proficient in C and familiar with Unix/Linux development environment
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP internals and L7 protocols
• Working knowledge of common data structures and algorithms
• Verbal and written communication skills to work with cross-functional groups
• Team player with a can-do attitude in a dynamic working environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Advance level of software development experience
• Graduate degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science or similar technical discipline
• Knowledge of multi-core / multi-process / multi-threaded programming
• Experience with network packet processing software development, 7 - 10 years
• Experience with application layer protocols such as HTTP, SIP, H.323, DNS, etc.
• Experience with and interest to learn other programming languages
• Experience with large-scale and/or high-performance software design and development
• Experience with deep packet inspection engine
• Experience with GoLang

As a member of the Layer-7 Application Security group, you will be responsible for designing and developing security features on the next-generation firewall platform integrating with our security services cloud.

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.