Staff Software Engineer- Cloud Core BE

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

We are looking for a driven, technically curious Staff Backend Developer to join a cutting-edge team focused on Agentless Scanning within Cortex Cloud, Palo Alto Networks' next-generation cloud security platform. Based in our Tel Aviv (TLV) office, you will be at the forefront of cloud security innovation. Our team's mission is to help Cortex Cloud customers discover, understand, and fix security vulnerabilities in their workloads across all major cloud providers. This role is ideal for a proactive engineer with a strong "can-do" attitude, a passion for solving complex technical problems, and a desire to grow rapidly alongside experienced mentors. If you love digging into backend systems and want to see your code directly impact global enterprise customers, we want to hear from you!

Your Impact

• Hands-on Backend Development: Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of features and core components within the Agentless domain.

• Feature Ownership: Collaborate closely with senior team members and partners across Cortex Cloud to deliver high-quality features from inception to production.

• Customer-Centric Problem Solving: Help build robust solutions that address the day-to-day security challenges faced by our customers.

• Continuous Learning & Collaboration: Actively participate in team-wide engineering practices, including code reviews, technical discussions, and agile processes, to continuously elevate your skills.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Backend Engineering: 2+ years of professional experience contributing to production-grade backend services. You should be comfortable navigating existing codebases and delivering features independently.

• Languages: Experience in at least one major backend language (Go, Java, Python, Rust, C#, or Node.js). While Go (Golang) is our primary stack, we value polyglot engineers who are excited to master Go and write idiomatic, clean code.

• Engineering Fundamentals: Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and the basics of RESTful API design. You should have an understanding of distributed systems design.

• Quality Standards: A "test-first" mindset. Experience writing unit and integration tests and a commitment to participating in (and learning from) rigorous code reviews.

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Familiarity with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure). 

• Education: B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent technical/military experience.

Advantages

• Reliability & Debugging: Experience using observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, or ELK stack) to troubleshoot issues in a production environment.

• Go Fundamentals: Experience with Go’s concurrency model (goroutines/channels) or a strong desire to dive deep into the language.

• SaaS Curiosity: Experience working on a multi-tenant product or a keen interest in distributed systems architecture.

• AI Interest: Hands-on experimentation with LLMs or an interest in how AI agents are integrated into backend workflows.

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.