Sr Staff SW Engineer - SASE Prisma SD-WAN Software Development

Our MissionAt Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.Your Career In this role, you will be part of a world-class, multi-functional software engineering team that works on various ground-breaking technologies as part of end-to-end SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), cloud based deployment and branch security solutions.Design and develop next generation platforms and modules that span across WiFi, PoE, 4G LTE and 5G and others which are core foundations to Prisma SD-WAN. On Palo Alto Networks's Prisma SD-Branch team you will have opportunity to have direct engagement with customers as we develop the next generation SD-WAN platforms. Your Impact

Work with one our most top-notch teams to solve important customer problems and deliver most impactful results

Deliver high quality Prisma SD-WAN platform and solution to enable customer success

Contribute in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation, test and critical customer deployment support

Proactively drive product improvement and innovation

Innovate new product features based on customer feedback.

Have direct impact with customer requirement investigation and proof of concept, platform and module bringup, control plane and data plane integration, high availability and fault tolerance, integration with cloud based controller for platform and module management, performance and scale enhancement.Your Experience

6+ years experience with MS degree or 8+ years experience with BS degree developing networking platform software or equivalent military experience required

Extremely strong expertise on developing X86 and/or ARM based routing and/or switching embedded platform SW

Working experience in control plane and data plane architecture and integration for networking products

Extended knowledge of Linux internals and Linux kernel driver concepts

Familiarity with SD-WAN and/or SASE is a strong plus.

Excellent coding skill in C/C and at least one scripting language like python. Familiarity with Golang is a strong plus.

Good skill set on troubleshooting, debugging complex systems and possess excellent problem-solving techniques

Strong with TCP/IP and knowledgeable with common networking protocols.

The TeamOur engineering team is at the core of Prisma SD-WAN access products – connected directly to the mission of providing world class SASE solution. We are constantly innovating and challenging ourself. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.Our CommitmentWe’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.The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting salary (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) is expected to be between $119,700 - $193,600 /yr . The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.#LI-SM2Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

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