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Principal Software Engineer (Wildfire - Backend)

at Palo Alto Networks

📍 Santa Clara, United States of America Unknown Posted March 08, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves developing and maintaining the WildFire malware detection platform, designing scalable cloud-based security infrastructure, and leading technical efforts in threat detection.

  • Develop malware detection solutions
  • Design scalable cloud architectures
  • Implement microservices
  • Lead system design efforts
  • Mentor engineering teams

The technical environment includes cloud platforms, microservices architecture, malware detection systems, and security best practices.

The ideal candidate is a senior or lead software engineer with expertise in cloud architecture, microservices, and security, particularly in malware detection platforms like WildFire. They possess strong coding skills, system design experience, and leadership capabilities.

Software developmentCloud architectureMicroservices deploymentSecurity best practicesMalware detection platformSystem designCodingTeam leadership
Emerging security technologiesCloud scalabilityThreat detection
Cloud ProvidersWildFireSecurity gateways
Software EngineeringCloudCloud ComputingMicroservicesArchitectureSecurityMalware DetectionWildFireCloud ProvidersDeploymentSystem DesignProgrammingCodingInfrastructure
Software EngineeringCloudCloud ComputingMicroservicesArchitectureSecurityMalware DetectionWildFireCloud ProvidersScalabilityDeploymentSystem DesignProgrammingCodingInfrastructure
LeadershipTechnical expertiseCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingMentoring
Industry Technology
Job Function Develop and optimize cloud-based security and malware detection systems
Software EngineerCloudCloud ComputingMicroservicesArchitectureSecurityMalware DetectionWildFireCloud ProvidersDeploymentSystem DesignProgrammingCodingInfrastructureSoftware EngineeringTeam leadership

Lack of experience with malware detection platforms, No cloud or microservices architecture experience, Absence of leadership or team management skills

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