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Sr Staff Engineer Software (Hypervisor)

at Palo Alto Networks

📍 Santa Clara, United States of America Onsite Posted April 08, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education BS/MS in computer science/engineering, or equivalent
Category Software Engineering

Sr Staff Engineer will contribute to hypervisor development for WildFire, focusing on low-level OS problems, performance optimizations, and cloud-based security infrastructure.

  • Develop and maintain hypervisor components
  • Participate in design discussions
  • Contribute to performance optimization
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Communicate goals and outcomes clearly

Hands-on in C, C++, Python; Linux internals; device drivers; PCI devices; end-to-end SDLC; microservices mindset; security-focused engineering

The ideal candidate is a senior staff engineer with deep hypervisor/OS experience, strong C/C++ and Python skills, Linux internals expertise, and a track record solving low-level security and performance problems at scale.

6 or more years of experience in building large enterprise applicationsProven ability to lead and collaborate with many cross-functional teams with an emphasis on end-to-end deliveryExperience in the full software development life cycleincluding coding standardscode reviewssource control managementbuild processestestingpeer reviewand operationsExcellent programming skills in GoLang is a mustin C is preferred and Python is a plusStrong fundamentals in object oriented design and developmentExperience with or familiarity of Test Driven Development and Continuous IntegrationExperience developing microservice based solutions on public cloud infrastructure is highly desirableExperience building data management solutions using transactional data storesKnowledge of and experience building enterprise software with graph databases is highly desirableExperience building network and security configuration management systems is highly desirableExperience building appliance based network management solutions is highly desirable
CC++PythonLinuxWindows
CC++PythonLinuxPCI devices
CC++PythonLinuxPCI devices
strong problem-solvingcommunicationindependencecollaboration
Industry Cybersecurity
Job Function Design and implement low-level OS and hypervisor components for security-focused cloud platforms
Role Subtype Senior Staff Engineer - Hypervisor
Tech Domains Linux, Windows Server, Python, C++, C
Visa Sponsorship Yes
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6+ years of experience building large enterprise applications, Proficiency in C, C++, Python, Experience with Linux OS internals, Device drivers and PCI devices knowledge

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