# Principal Software Engineer (Prisma Access) 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: Principal and up
- Location: Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply by: 2026-11-30
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Office---USA---CA---Headquarters/Principal-Software-Engineer--Prisma-Access-_JR-019041?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-principal-software-engineer-prisma-access/

## About the role

As a Senior Engineer, your role will involve building and designing distributed backend services that serve as the backbone of our platform. You will have the opportunity to think broadly about all system components and carefully consider trade-offs for each design decision. Working with the latest cloud technologies, you will be responsible for integrating them with service APIs from different cloud providers and implementing development methodologies to achieve optimal outcomes. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- B.S, M.S or PhD in Computer Science or a related field with a minimum of 8+ years of proven experience and proficiency in one or more programming languages - Go, Python, or Java
- Proficient is problem solving with a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms and solid foundation in operating systems, networking and distributed systems
- Experience working with Cloud Provider Infrastructure like AWS, GCP, Azure or OCI
- Experience in building complex, large scale SaaS solutions with distributed databases and messaging systems
- Good understanding of PKI / Certificates and security principles
- Proven record designing and implementing scalable REST APIs, services and data pipelines


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-principal-software-engineer-prisma-access/