# Distinguished Engineer Software (Cortex Platform) at Palo Alto Networks

- Company: Palo Alto Networks
- What the company does: Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers. Backed by Greylock, Sequoia and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-02
- Apply by: 2026-12-17
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Office---USA---CA---Headquarters/Distinguished-Engineer-Software--Cortex-Platform-_JR-024282?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-distinguished-engineer-software-cortex-platform-2/

## About the role

Cortex Platform - Cortex is the industry's only open and integrated, AI-based, continuous security platform. Cortex is a significant evolution of the Application Framework designed to simplify security operations and considerably improve outcomes. Deployed on a global, scalable public cloud platform, Cortex allows security operations teams to speed the analysis of massive data sets. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 14+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on distributed, cloud-native application development
- Expert-level programming skills in Python, Go, with proven experience building large-scale distributed systems
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including concurrency, networking, operating systems, databases, and storage systems
- Extensive experience with cloud development, including REST APIs, databases, serverless computing, and microservices architectures
- Demonstrated experience as a hands-on technical lead or architect on complex software projects


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