Senior Backend Engineer (Cortex XDR)

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!

Job Description

Your Career

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Cortex backend engineering group.
The group develops and maintains the backend of Cortex products - mainly Cortex XDR, and Cortex XSIAM. The great majority of the Cortex engineering group is located in the TLV office which allows us to operate at a high pace with short loops of decision-making.

You will join a team focused on developing, innovating, and scaling the core components of Cortex XDR, along with contributing to shared Cortex infrastructures. We are looking for candidates with a can-do attitude, who are passionate about complex problems and thrive on bringing production value to thousands of customers.

Your  Impact

• End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
• Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
• Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges
• Contribute to team-wide efforts - code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions

Qualifications

Your Experience

• BS in Computer Science, equivalent knowledge, or equivalent military experience
• 5+ years of software engineering experience - Must
• Experienced with a variety of database technologies (RDBMS / NoSQL)
• Experience in distributed cloud products and architecture
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining high scale server-side application
• Experience in Python / Go - an advantage
• Experience with GCP - advantage
• Experience with Kubernetes/Docker - advantage
• Knowledge of the cyber field - advantage

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our team helps us do just that.

The team will be highly technical and will build enablement material that will be consumed by multiple teams in and outside of Palo Alto Networks. It includes, but not limited to, demo environments, deep technical presentations, webinars, guides, and more. The team will work closely with product and engineering as the products are being developed and will build content that will align with the our release cadences to ensure that the various teams in the company have everything they need to succeed.

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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.