Palo Alto Networks
Manager, Software Engineering (Cortex Platform)
$165K–$268K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in software engineering; 2+ years leading and managing software engineering teams; 5+ years designing and building cloud-based architectures.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent military experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Immigration sponsorship: Yes
About the job
Leads engineering teams building, delivering, and operating scalable cloud security products and services for the Cortex Cloud platform.
What you'll do
- Set technical strategy and oversee planning, development, deployment, and operations of cloud security platforms.
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineering teams while driving predictable delivery and engineering excellence.
- Improve service reliability and customer experience through metrics, incident management, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including enterprise-scale cloud services.
- 2+ years leading and managing software engineering teams.
- 5+ years designing and building cloud architectures on AWS, GCP, or Azure; experience with scalable distributed cloud-native services.
- Programming experience in Golang or Python, plus experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and production services.
Nice to have
- Experience building AI-powered applications, conversational AI platforms, or developer productivity tools.
- Experience with large-scale analytics and data processing platforms, or in cybersecurity/cloud security.
Pay
$165,000.00 - $267,500.00/yr (USD; annual base salary)
Tools
AWS, GCP, Azure, Golang, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, BigQuery
AI focus
Preferred experience includes building AI-powered applications, conversational AI platforms, or developer productivity tools.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative