Principal Engineer Software (Prisma SDWAN SaaS) - NetSec

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

We are seeking an exceptionally talented and highly experienced Principal Engineer, SD-WAN SaaS, to join our advanced engineering team in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This is a critical leadership role for an individual contributor who will drive the architectural vision, design, and implementation of our next-generation, cloud-native SD-WAN as a Service platform. The ideal candidate will be a visionary problem-solver with deep expertise in SD-WAN technologies, distributed systems, cloud architectures, and a strong passion for building highly scalable and reliable SaaS solutions.

We expect office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with one day working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change.., but in general, if a role is deemed office-based, we want our teams to be together four days per week.

Your Impact

Architectural Leadership & Strategic Vision:

• Drive the technical architecture and roadmap for our SD-WAN SaaS platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and performance at a global scale.
• Lead the design and implementation of sophisticated solutions that span front-end user interfaces, back-end APIs, data processing, and database systems.
• Evaluate and champion new technologies, design patterns, and industry best practices to continuously innovate and enhance the platform.

Hands-on Development & Innovation:

• Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code for both front-end (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end components (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java, Go).
• Develop and integrate robust, secure, and highly performant APIs and services.
• Design, optimize, and manage databases (SQL and NoSQL) for complex data models and high transaction volumes.

Cloud-Native & DevOps Excellence:

• Design and implement solutions leveraging public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services (e.g., serverless, message queues, databases, monitoring).
• Champion DevOps principles, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), and robust monitoring/observability practices.

Mentorship & Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Mentor and coach senior and staff-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews, establish coding standards, and ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Customer Success teams to understand requirements, define technical solutions, and ensure successful product delivery and operational excellence.

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or a related fields or equivalent military experience required
• 9+ years of experience in Software Development
• Strong leadership skills with a can-do attitude
• Expert-level proficiency in modern front-end technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, and at least one leading framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Expert-level proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java, Go) with experience building scalable microservices and APIs.
• Deep expertise in database technologies: Both relational (e.g., CloudSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis), including schema design, query optimization, and replication strategies.
• Strong grasp on data structures and algorithms
• System design and object orientation skills with ability to craft clean interfaces and operate at the right levels of abstraction
• Experience with DevOps (Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices)
• Experience in AWS/GCP/Azure cloud is preferred

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of SDWAN products – connected directly to the mission of providing world class SASE solutions. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about SD WAN. 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 Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.