Principal Engineer (Frontend / Javascript - 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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Career

The public cloud market has been growing at a rapid rate for the last few years. Enterprise users are accessing corporate applications from anywhere. At times,the application access could be from an non-enterprise device.  Some industries are keen on enabling its employee access from his own device (BYOD). There is a growing need for creative engineers to help develop software to prevent cyberthreats within the cloud environment. In this role, you will develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems and critical cybersecurity challenges.

Your Impact

• You love to code and build exceptional products, and you bring new ideas in all facets of software development
• You are someone who is highly technical - You will participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle from definition, design, through implementation and test
• You love solving challenges for our customers in complex environments, and you aren’t deterred by the fact that much of this technology just has not been done before - In fact, you like the prospect of the challenge.​​​​​

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• 7+ years of solid experience in programming, design and development
• Proficiency in JavaScript and Typescript using frameworks like VueJS, and knowledge of other frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS is a plus
• Proficiency in JavaScript using frameworks like Vue JS, and knowledge of other frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS is a plus
• Experience building complex chrome extensions with deep knowledge of Chrome extension framework - Firefox extension is a plus
• Experience with CSS, SASS and Styled Components
• Deep knowledge of DOM events especially concerning user inputs - mouse, keyboard, touch etc.
• Experience implementing Web Workers, Service Workers
• Experience implementing websocket based communication
• Extensive knowledge of web standards and modern browsers, responsive design, and of the full web technology stack
• Ability to structure, build and optimize complex client-side applications
• Experience writing and maintaining unit and functional tests
• Leadership skills and the ability to work with engineers and non-engineers of various skill levels
• Experience with Git, CI tools like Gitlab, bundling and bundle optimization
• Experience with REST/JSON APIs
• Strong grasp on data structures and algorithms
• Experience in WebAssembly is a big plus
• Work experience in Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience in building multithreaded concurrent systems

Additional Information

The Team

As part of the browser technologies team, you will be responsible for building products that protect data, workloads, and infrastructure for some of the largest enterprise customers in the world. We help the customers in their transitional journey to the cloud by ensuring they have the best in class protection. The cloud market has been growing at a rapid rate for the last few years. As more and more enterprises use the public cloud, there is an insatiable demand for securing workloads in the public cloud. With our recent acquisition of Prisma Public Cloud, formerly RedLock™ and Evident.io making Palo Alto Networks the reigning market leader.

Our Commitment

We’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.

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

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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