✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Sr Staff Engineer Software (Wildfire)

at Palo Alto Networks

📍 Santa Clara, United States of America Unknown Posted March 13, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves developing and maintaining a cloud-based security product, WildFire, focusing on malware detection and microservices architecture.

  • Develop scalable security services
  • Design microservices architecture
  • Participate in software lifecycle
  • Collaborate on architecture redesign
  • Contribute to malware detection platform

The environment includes cloud native solutions on GCP, microservices architecture, and security-focused software development using Python, C, and Golang.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level software engineer with experience in scalable security solutions, proficient in Python, C, and Golang, with knowledge of cloud native architectures and malware detection platforms.

PythonCGolangExperience writing scalable production codeKnowledge of data structures and algorithmsExperience with cloud native solutionsExperience with microservices architecture
GCPCloud PlatformsSecurity expertiseMalware detection experienceScalability design
GCPGoogle Cloud PlatformMicroservicesCloud Native Solutions
PythonCGolangCloud Native SolutionsGCPMicroservicesSoftware Development LifecycleScalabilitySecurityMalware DetectionWildFireData StructuresAlgorithms
PythonCGolangCloud Native SolutionsGCPMicroservicesSoftware Development LifecycleScalabilitySecurityMalware DetectionWildFireCloud Platforms
CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingCollaborationOwnership
Industry SaaS / Cloud Security
Job Function Developing and maintaining cloud-based security software
Role Subtype Software Engineering
Tech Domains Python, Golang, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Security
Software EngineerPythonCGolangCloud Native SolutionsGCPMicroservicesSecurityMalware DetectionWildFireScalabilitySoftware Development LifecycleCloud PlatformsData StructuresAlgorithms

Lack of experience with scalable production code, No cloud native or microservices experience, Insufficient knowledge of data structures and algorithms

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