Our MissionAt 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.Our Approach to WorkWe lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!Your CareerWe're looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer to join the Asset Attribution team in the Cortex Xpanse Engineering group. In this role, you’ll help protect the world's most essential organizations by finding risks on the Internet that no one else can find. Our team is responsible for our asset attribution software, which allows us to mine massive datasets to map internet-connected assets using a human-in-the-loop machine learning classification system. We turn trillions of Internet data points into critical cybersecurity insights. Since our asset attribution software is used by Attack Surface Analysts within Palo Alto Networks, there is an ample opportunity to directly collaborate with the end users and collaboratively come up with innovative solutions that you can rapidly design, develop, and deploy.You will be a technical leader within the team, with responsibility for mentoring and supporting your team members, building rapport with adjacent teams (to include other engineering teams and the end users), developing features from end to end, and supporting our systems in production. You will collaborate with the rest of the team on architectural direction, managing technical debt, and continuously evolving the team's agile development process.Your Impact
You will draw upon your experience to rapidly investigate and prototype new functionality built upon cutting-edge technology, then switch to implementation mode to deliver products built upon your findings
You will design, develop and maintain asset attribution software as well as analyze existing services to identify barriers to scaling and implement the changes
You will take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production
You will be working closely with product management teams to align efforts across the product and other engineers on your team to create designs to address these challenge areas and integrate new capabilities in the product
You will represent the team in architecture roadmap planning sessions, interfacing regularly with other senior engineers, architects, and other stakeholders
You will collaborate with the rest of your team on architectural direction, managing technical debt, and continuously evolving the team's agile development process
You will facilitate product improvements through user feedback - Since users, Attack Surface Analysts, are inside the company itself, you will work directly with them to design new features, gather feedback, and iteratively improve the software stack
You will interview, mentor, and coach new team members
Your Experience
B.S. degree in Computer Science, similar technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
7+ years of experience in building and delivering scalable and resilient software systems
Have a passion for innovation and writing software that boosts the productivity of other software development teams - excited to dig in, prototype, build, test, and see projects through to production - results-driven, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment
Exhibited an ability to be flexible and to adapt quickly to changes
Demonstrated ability to work closely with teammates and other stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment and simultaneously being a self-starter
Demonstrated strong communication skills in the form of presenting and explaining ideas and documenting software development work
Proficiency in microservices-based web application development using Java, Spring Boot and ORM frameworks, preferably JOOQ
Proficiency in designing and developing stream/event-processing architectures using technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Storm, Spark, or their equivalents
Experience in working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
Experience in modern build and deployment technologies like Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes
Familiar with at least one of the major cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS or Azure)
Have a solid understanding of design patterns and tradeoffs
These will fetch you bonus points
Are familiar with distributed data stores, such as BigQuery and BigTable
Have strong familiarity with databases, profiling, and performance optimization
Have more than passing familiarity with GCP
Have experience with development using Python
Have experience in UI development using React
The TeamCortex Xpanse helps protect some of the world's most important organizations by finding risks on the Internet that no one else can find. We provide customers with an unparalleled view of their attack surfaces, enabling them to properly secure their networks against cyber attacks. You will work with a high-performing team that is redefining the way the world thinks about cybersecurity. Our engineers are passionate, motivated and don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We need individuals who can go from ambiguity to clarity, don't shy away from the prospect of a challenge, and are thrilled about making the internet a safer place, everyday.Our CommitmentWe’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 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.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 $144,200/yr to $233,200/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) . #LI-LC1Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
