Cortex - Backend (Software Engineer)

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.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback – it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It’s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.

Our Approach to Work

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 Career

We expect office-based employees to be in the office three days per week, with two days working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together three days per week.

At Palo Alto Networks, we're not just building products - we're revolutionizing cybersecurity.  As a member of Cortex Cloud Engineering team, you'll contribute to our mission to become the #1 CNAPP solution to further strengthen our position as the most complete and advanced cybersecurity platform in the world.  If you're ready to learn, contribute, and eventually lead the charge in revolutionizing cloud security, we want to hear from you.

Why Cortex?

• Market Leader - Join the fastest-growing cloud security platform, trusted by many customers worldwide

• Innovative Culture - Work alongside some of the brightest minds in cybersecurity, constantly pushing boundaries

• Massive Impact - Protect the world's most critical digital assets and shape the future of cloud security

• Rapid Growth - Be part of a team that's scaling at an unprecedented rate, with abundant opportunities for career advancement

Your Impact

• Collaborate and execute alongside experienced engineers

• Help us disrupt the cybersecurity industry using the latest and greatest technologies

• Write code that meaningfully improves our products and services

• Learn about the cybersecurity industry from the world's leading security experts

Your Experience 

• Bachelor's degree earned recently or anticipated to be earned within the next 12 months in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering or something similar 

• Strong programming skills in either Python, Java or Go

• An understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science

• Exemplify strong initiative and ability to work independently with limited direction

• Ability to work cross functionally with other engineers, researchers and Product Managers

• Excellent communications skills

• Interest in Cybersecurity

The Team

Our Cortex Cloud engineering team is at the core of our products, directly connected to our mission of preventing cyberattacks by providing best-in-class cloud security.  We are constantly innovating and challenging the way the industry thinks about cybersecurity.  The team is responsible for developing and maintaining the critical backend infrastructure that enables our customers to identify, prioritize, and remediate security risks across their multi-cloud environments.  We’re looking for individuals who are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks we work to solve.  You’ll be part of a team that is crucial in delivering comprehensive cloud security solutions, helping organizations secure their cloud workloads, data, and infrastructure.

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 $0 - $0/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  [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.