Palo Alto Senior Staff Engineer Backend - Cortex Cloud Posture Security 

United States, California 

701255914

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

Your Impact

• Lead the design and implementation of significant features and components within complex backend systems and microservices for our Cortex Cloud Posture Security offerings.

• Develop and implement high-quality, resilient, and scalable backend services primarily using Go and Python.

• Drive technical design discussions and decisions for specific features, ensuring solutions meet current Posture Security needs and align with overall architectural vision.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, frontend engineers, security researchers, and SRE, to define, design, and ship new features and platform enhancements for Cortex Cloud Posture Security.

• Contribute to defining and promoting best practices for backend development, testing, and deployment within the organization, particularly for cloud-native security solutions.

• Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges and production issues, ensuring the reliability and performance of our Cortex Cloud Posture Security services.

• Actively participate in code reviews, design reviews, and architectural reviews related to Posture Security components.

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud security and backend development, evaluating and recommending their adoption where appropriate.

Your Experience

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development, with a strong track record of designing and delivering scalable, distributed systems, preferably in a cloud security context.

• Expertise in Go and/or Python for backend development.

• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems patterns.

• Proven experience with system design, data modeling, and API design (RESTful, gRPC).

• Experience with various database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and caching solutions.

• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), with an emphasis on security best practices within these environments.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives.

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with a knack for explaining complex technical concepts.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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 YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

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