Senior/ Backend Engineer (Cortex Platform)

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 We are seeking a Senior/Backend Engineer for our Cortex Platform team to build and scale the systems that power the future of cybersecurity. You will help prevent, detect, and respond to threats by working on an integrated endpoint, network, and cloud data platform, ultimately reducing noise and allowing focus on real threats. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain a highly scalable, distributed cloud infrastructure capable of processing billions of events per second. Own the complete software development lifecycle, from requirement analysis and design to development, deployment, and ongoing support. Write clean, testable, readable, and maintainable code with a focus on performance and scalability. Proactively collaborate and exchange information with cross-functional teams to accomplish shared objectives and build industry-leading cyber products. Analyze and solve complex engineering problems at scale, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our data storage and processing systems. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent military or practical experience. 4+ years of professional software engineering experience. Proven experience in developing and maintaining distributed cloud products. Experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable server-side applications. Hands-on experience with a variety of database technologies such as MySQL, Cassandra, Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Elasticsearch, or Neo4j. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Go and/or Python. Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Knowledge and experience within the cybersecurity domain. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Cortex Platform - Cortex is the industry's only open and integrated, AI-based, continuous security platform. Cortex is a significant evolution of the Application Framework designed to simplify security operations and considerably improve outcomes. Deployed on a global, scalable public cloud platform, Cortex allows security operations teams to speed the analysis of massive data sets. Job 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 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. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Please use this form to provide us with information that will help direct your request and find your data in all of our systems