Principal Backend Engineer At Palo Alto Networks, everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. 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. We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer for our Santa Clara, California, Headquarters. Prisma Access Browser team takes part in the development of the Enterprise Browser, which acts as a security shield for businesses' online activity. It protects against a range of cyber threats by isolating web sessions, filtering malicious content, preventing data leaks, and centrally managing security policies. This multi-layered approach secures the organization's data, and provides superior user experience and cost structure compared to other solutions. We're looking for a Principal Engineer that could take a leading position in the team, lead features end-to-end by creating and owning particular flows, easily ramp-up on projects old and new and deliver substantial improvements on the whole product. Your Impact Create and own features from design, through development all the way to deployment and support in customer environments Collaborate with other cross functional teams in order to create tight integrations of product features and infrastructure Work closely with product and customers to drive creative and innovative solutions Serve as a leading individual in a very strong team professionally and personally - We're looking for someone who not only delivers their own work but improves that of those around them Identify areas for improvement within the team and actively push for positive change through new initiatives or optimizations Your Experience 8+ years of experience developing in Go/C#/Java/C++ or similar languages Experience with cloud environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure Experience with modern service architecture, with emphasis on micro services and cloud native solutions Experience with multi-threaded and multi-process development with a focus on performance Positive 'can-do' mindset, able to work independently and within a team Experience with golang - an advantage Experience in the cybersecurity space - an advantage The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $200,000.00 - $225,000.00/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. 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. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes