Palo Alto Networks is looking to solve the problem of providing secure access to cloud services, customers' on-premise remote networks, and mobile users through their Prisma Access SASE platform.
Requirements
- Expertise in L3 Control Plane protocols: Architectural knowledge of BGP (including EVPN/VXLAN), OSPF, and IPv6 stack internals.
- Strong Linux Systems Programming: Proficiency in C/C++ and Python is required, with a focus on multi-threaded applications, IPC, and Linux kernel interfaces (e.g., Netlink).
- Proven experience in refactoring or migrating core system components (like routing stacks) within a live production environment.
- Distributed Systems: Understanding of high availability (HA) in networking, including graceful restart mechanisms and state synchronization across distributed nodes.
- Cloud & Virtualization: Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) in cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and container networking interfaces (CNI).
- Familiarity with integrating software routing suites with underlying hardware abstraction layers.
- Demonstrated history and/or interest in contributing to open-source networking or systems projects; ability to influence community roadmaps and maintain upstream relations.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and implement highly scalable software features on our next-generation security platform as part of Prisma Access
- Work with different development and quality assurance groups to achieve best in quality software
- Suggest and implement improvements to the development process
- Work with DevOps and the Technical Support teams to troubleshoot customer issues
Other
- B.S. with 10+ years or M.S. with 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, specifically focusing on high-performance networking or operating system internals.
- Collaboration and teamwork are at the foundation of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with others towards achieving a common goal.
- Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability.
- Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer.
