Palo Alto Networks
Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Vulnerability Experience Platform)
$147K–$238K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Immigration sponsorship: Yes
About the job
Designs, builds, and maintains features for Cortex’s unified vulnerability and exposure management experience.
What you'll do
- Design and implement solutions with teams across Cortex, contributing to architecture strategy.
- Improve engineering practices, reduce technical debt, and promote best practices and new technologies.
- Own projects through delivery and production support, ensuring high-quality output and test-driven development.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience writing software.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Backend software development knowledge and best practices.
- Experience with CI/CD and working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
Nice to have
- GCP cloud platform experience.
Pay
$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr (USD, base salary)
Tools
Python, GCP, AWS, Azure, CI/CD
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