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Principal UI Engineer, Platform (Cortex)

Palo Alto Networks · Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · On-site

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About Palo Alto Networks

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.

About the role

As a Principal UI Engineer on the Cortex Platform team, you will play a key leadership role in advancing our frontend ecosystem. Working alongside architecture leadership, you will help execute the platform's technical vision, driving scalable UI architecture, design system integrations, robust data visualization, and performance optimization. Collaborating closely with UX designers, backend engineers, and product managers, you will shape how security analysts monitor, analyze, and automate threat responses.

What they're looking for

  • Experience: 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 6+ years focused on building complex, web-scale frontend applications
  • Core Technologies: Mastery of JavaScript (ESNext), TypeScript, React, Angular, HTML5, Tailwind/CSS3/Sass
  • State & Architecture: Deep understanding of state management (RxJS, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, React Query) and modern frontend application patterns (Micro-Frontends, Webpack Module Federation)
  • Data Visualization: Hands-on experience building complex data visualizations and rich UI dashboards
  • Tooling & CI/CD: Experience with modern build tools (Vite, Webpack, Babel), CI/CD workflows, and testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright)
  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
More about this role

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.

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.

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