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The industry’s most comprehensive product suite for security operations.
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Location
United States
Posted
60 days ago
Salary
$245K - $260K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Cortex by Palo Alto Networks
• Define both architecture and best practices for large portions of the product • Lead and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of scalable backend systems • Implement core systems technologies that allow us to scale and deliver • Head efforts for clarity and alignment of technical direction and vision • Collaborate with leaders and product to develop the vision and deliver key features • Foster a challenging and safe environment for engineers to learn and grow • Set the bar for high quality engineering across the organization • Advocate for best practices, focusing on system design, overall performance and testing • Optimize existing backend systems to improve performance, scalability, and reliability
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend systems
- Solid fundamental problem solving skills and a drive to build high-quality software
- Solid understanding of computer science concepts, common design patterns, and engineering best practices
- Strong understanding of database technologies (NoSQL)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to mentor and coach engineering team members
- Experience at a previous startup is a plus
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- National medical, dental & vision insurance (we cover 100%!)
- Fully covered life insurance
- $400 monthly perks stipend
- $1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend
- 401k plan
- Pet Insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote & flexible working hours
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- All-Company Retreats (San Diego + NYC)
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