Principal UI Engineer Software (Cloud)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Help build what is next.  Our Cloud Management Platform is a public cloud delivered management platform to manage all Palo Alto Networks Next generation network security solutions. It’s an easy-to-use, scalable and secure platform to operationalize complex deployments using the Palo Alto Networks network security portfolio.

Principal Software Engineers are:

• Technical experts that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices.

• Experts 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

• Leaders who can communicate cogently with hands-on engineers

• Hands-on engineers that can code and build great products.

Your Impact

As a key engineer in the UI team you will

• Participate in architecture; design and development of features for the

company’s security platforms on on-premise devices, the public cloud and private cloud

• Proven ability to lead and collaborate with many cross-functional teams with an emphasis on end-to-end delivery

• Research, Suggest and Implement different web frameworks suited to the specific platform

• Work with product management on user requirements, designers to plan, implement and deploy sophisticated user interfaces

• Actively involved in code reviews to ensure the shipped product meets the highest code standards and follows best practices

• Pro-actively design and improve all aspects of the UI, collaborate closely with team members to produce extraordinary user experience

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• 8+ years of experience working as a UI Engineer/Full Stack Developer

• You have expertise in writing scalable enterprise web-apps using Javascript, CSS, HTML, ReactJS, TypeScript, Jest

• Experience with server side programming language NodeJS, GoLang or Java is a plus

• You are an excellent communicator, self-driven, and can work collaboratively with product teams

• You have experience with modern build tools such as npm/yarn, Webpack, monorepo structures

• You have experience in Test-Driven Development (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine)

• You have experience setting up a front-end toolchain for tests, docs, bundles, using modern OS tooling libraries

Education:

• MS/BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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 $180000 - $230000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

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