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Palo Alto Networks
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Principal Engineer Software (Device Security)

Brief overview

Office - USA - CA - HeadquartersIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$147k–$238k/yrStated range
5+ yrsMinimum
1,547 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
577 green cardsCertified filings
NodeJSJAVAPythonSQLNoSQLAWSGCPAzureLinuxShell scriptingReal-time analyticsDistributed systemsData pipeline developmentAPI design and implementationCloud integrationProblem-solvingCommunication

About the company

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Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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1,547H-1B approved
98%approval rate
211new H-1B hires
577PERM certified
$184,662median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
2023371
2024464
2025582
2026130
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
2023115
2024117
202597
202679
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
2023126
2024121
2025325
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Job description

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

Your Career 

We're seeking innovators - engineers who seek to design new products, designing state-of-the-artproducts that do not exist today. These engineers love to code with a drive to build global products andbring new ideas to develop security disciplines to solve real-world problems. We are looking for leaderswho take ownership of their areas of focus and who are driven to pursue problems at every level.Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and we need engineers who can communicate at a high level and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal. 

Your Impact 

  • Design and implement the highly scalable and easily managed services for IoT security products to exchange IoT intelligences and extend system functionality through integrations with third party systems like ServiceNow, SIEMs and Cisco/ISE etc. 

  • Design and implement the highly scalable and high performance services to support IoT devices’ operational technology support 

  • Design and implement IoT Security Web Service APIs using NodeJS and SQL/Nosql database technology to provide key metrics and analytics for IoT devices 

  • Design and implement algorithms for Device Security event connector and inspector management services to transfer customer network data into the cloud for storage and analytics at scale 

  • Design and implement data pipeline to support IoT security features like device Identification, alert publishing, and device status tracking 

The Team 

As part of the IoT security cloud infrastructure team, you’ll be working on building our state of art realtimedata analytics system and high performance serving system. You won’t find someone at Palo AltoNetworks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes tosolutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our systems engineering team, you aremotivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 5~10 years software development experience 

  • 5+ years of working experience with Amazon AWS, Google GCP or MS Azure 

  • Experience building large-scale distributed serving system

  • 5-10 years of software development experience with NodeJS/JAVA/Python

  • Experience with Linux and Shell scripting

  • Strong communication skills

  • Great problem-solving skills 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of MongoDB, Kafka/firehose, Redis, Spark/Spark Streaming/Spark SQL,Redshift, or other data warehousing solutions. 

  • Knowledge of Network Domain 

  • Experiences in building real-time analytics systems or machine learning systems

  • Experience in Single Sign On (SSO) integration, Graph Data Lakehouse 

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/yr

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.

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