Senior Backend Engineer (Cortex Cloud)

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 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.

Your Career

This role is designed as an accelerator for your professional growth. We don't just want you to write code; we want you to evolve into a versatile, well-rounded engineer.

Whether you are a Java/Kotlin expert looking to learn Go, or a Go developer ready to master enterprise Java/Kolin + Spring Boot, this role will turn you into a true Polyglot Developer. You will gain production-grade fluency in our entire stack: Java, Go, and Kotlin.

You won’t just deploy code; you will understand where it lives. You will gain hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Cloud Architecture (GCP), giving you the "DevOps mindset" that is highly valued in the industry today.

You will develop a rare skill set: the ability to build massive, scalable SaaS solutions and resilient, efficient on-premise services that run in constrained environments.

Your Impact

You will help protect our customers' data by delivering critical classification capabilities that manage settings and scan resources across cloud and on-premise environments. You'll contribute throughout the engineering lifecycle, from design and implementation through testing and deployment, building robust, production-ready services. You'll ship resilient code for both SaaS microservices and on-premise scanners, navigating complex infrastructure constraints and high-volume data operations. Actively participate in technical discussions to drive improvements in efficiency, scalability, and stability across our hybrid architecture.

Your Experience 

• At least 5 years of backend engineering experience with either Golang or Java (with Spring Boot)

• Hands on experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Hands on experience with microservices architecture (Kubernetes, Docker, Serverless)

• Proven experience designing large, scalable applications

• Proven record of delivering high quality solutions

• Strong collaborative communication: you explain complex technical challenges clearly, share knowledge, and help the team level up together

Nice to have

• BSc in Computer Science and/or elite software army unit graduate or equivalent military experience

• Experience with big-data architectures

• Experience developing performance and memory sensitive applications

• Familiarity with Cyber Technologies, Information Security and Software Security, etc.

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating-challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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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.