Principal Engineer Software (DLP)

Posted 20 Days Ago
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Santa Clara, CA
147K-238K Annually
Senior level
Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Networks is the global cybersecurity leader.
The Role
As a Principal Engineer, you will utilize your backend Java cloud engineering expertise to develop and optimize cloud security systems, specifically focusing on Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Your role involves designing scalable and efficient solutions to prevent data breaches while collaborating and pushing engineering standards.
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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!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Bring your backend java cloud engineering skills to work on the latest cloud software/web applications. Help us deploy and scale the next generation of cloud security utilizing big data and Analytics. We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the team that is building our latest cloud security product - Data Loss Prevention(DLP). Our DLP service is the industry's first cloud-delivered Enterprise DLP that consistently protects sensitive data across all networks, clouds and users. This fast-growing cloud service prevents data breaches by identifying sensitive data consistently throughout the entire enterprise. It also guarantees that your data security strategy adheres to compliance and data privacy regulations.This role will also give you an unrivaled opportunity to build micro services to process terabytes of data efficiently with different cloud providers.

Your Impact

  • Architect and implement innovative solutions for predicting and preventing advanced threats on email such as data leak prevention, data exfiltration and accidental data loss
  • Design and implement next-generation solutions for our cloud based DLP email gateway product in a fast-paced environment while optimizing for scalability, performance, concurrency, availability, security and code quality
  • Push engineering boundaries, coming up with high quality, simple solutions to complex engineering and product problems, while continuously growing your skillset to induce increased innovation within the team over time
  • Maintain and cultivate high quality in terms of engineering practices, code quality, and work/foster a culture of engineering excellence, and dynamic execution
  • Strong ownership mindset while owing the execution of complex engineering challenges including their architecture, their timelines, while collaborating with stakeholders including UI/UX designers, product owners
  • Collaborate closely with the product management, architects and dev-ops to achieve quality releases
  • Work hand-in-hand with customer support, documentation and downstream teams to enable customer success
  • Make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-release while maintaining performance and scalability requirements
  • Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams
  • Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Qualifications

Your Experience 

  • BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 8 years or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required
  • Be a self-starter, able to learn independently and adapt quickly
  • Advanced-level of experience and expertise with Java in a distributed/cloud-based product
  • Solid experience with Spring framework, Rest API, MongoDB, Redis, Google BigTable/BigQuery, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes and Docker
  • Cloud Experience (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
  • Experience with DevOps (Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices) a huge plus
  • Strong experience and knowledge with Micro services, distributed processing systems, and performance optimization
  • Experience with Agile development process and embrace Agile methodologies
  • Strong believer of automation test and strive for higher code coverage
  • Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality and ability to execute

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 engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifying new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career.

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 $147000 - $237500/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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

Top Skills

Java
The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
15,289 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices.

Why Work With Us

We are protecting the digital way of life for billions of people every day. We are united in this mission and the unique ideas it takes stay ahead. This is why we embrace each individual who is part of our team determined to make a difference.

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