Sr Software Engineer -Email Security (Cortex)

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

Job Summary

As a Software engineer on our Email Security team, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering a cutting-edge email security solution within the Cortex platform. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing an infrastructure capable of supporting billions of events per second, collecting, storing, processing, analyzing, detecting threats and making them accessible, visible and actionable for users while seamlessly integrating with the industry's leading cyber-security products. You will design and build a highly available, reliable, and secure solution that adheres to the highest standards. Beyond development, your crucial role involves meaningful cross-organizational collaboration, driving a significant impact to ensure the success of our product. Our Cortex engineering group, primarily based in the TLV office, allows us to operate at a high pace with short decision-making loops. In this role, you will need to demonstrate creativity, innovation and deep knowledge in backend engineering, conducting research to find new technologies. A can-do approach, a passion for excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential qualities for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a brand new product, driving its development from concept and design to full implementation
• Focus on meaningful, high impact work, building major parts of a groundbreaking new product
• Build a new offering designed to operate at massive scale
• Dive into new cutting-edge technologies, researching and integrating them to enhance the product's capabilities

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 5-8 + years of hands-on experience in Software Engineering
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in a production Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environment
• Experience with high-scale distributed systems
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software and Computer Engineering, or equivalent military experience required
• Proficiency in at least one cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Development experience with Python, Golang
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Creative thinker, independent, and a strong team player
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

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.