Principal Software Engineer - Unified Asset Inventory, Cortex

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Cortex-Cloud is expanding. We have the pace of a startup and the resources of the world’s cybersecurity leader. We have hundreds of petabytes of data, waiting for you to process, analyze, and apply your magic to it. We are looking for an experienced backend engineer, who will join a team that will invent, design, engineer, and build a new set of capabilities focused on top-notch Cortex data platform. You will have a truly unique opportunity to influence the development of a new product. You will work closely with Product Management and R&D leaders, help define the requirements, and conduct a substantial part of the technical research

Your Impact

• You will develop a product that will apply the power of the Cortex Platform to solve the challenges of cloud security, with a focus on asset management
• You will apply your knowledge and experience of cloud development and cybersecurity to design and build and integrate new capabilities into our platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development or technical research roles
• Knowledge of Python (Go - advantage)
• Experience in cyber-security - advantage
• Experience in designing and building scalable server-side applications
• Experience with Kubernetes/Docker
• Experience with SQL on at least 1 leading RDBMS
• Experience with AI tools
• Experience with NoSQL databases - advantage

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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  [email protected].

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.