Principal Software Engineer; Prisma Access

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.

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.

Engineering - Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We define the industry instead of waiting for directions.

We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

As a Principal Frontend UI Engineer on the Prisma Access team, you will be instrumental in developing our next‑generation security offerings. You will focus on creating advanced visualization, monitoring, configuration, and analytics solutions. This role involves designing and implementing new UI web services, managing deployments, and handling integrations with both public and private cloud environments to protect our digital way of life.

• Design and implement scalable, modular front‑end architectures for complex web software development.

• Actively participate in the full product development lifecycle, from definition and design through implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Proactively collaborate with design, product, and quality assurance teams to ensure alignment and deliver high‑quality, production‑ready features.

• Develop and maintain new UI web services, deployments, and integrations with public and private cloud infrastructures.

• Continuously identify, suggest, and implement improvements to development processes and workflows to enhance team efficiency and product quality.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related equivalent field.

• Minimum of 8 years of professional programming experience with a focus on frontend development.

• Demonstrated experience designing and building scalable, modular front‑end architectures for complex systems.

• Expert‑level proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks like React
  
  JS in production environments.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, including design and product management, in a dynamic, fast‑paced setting.

• Experience with backend technologies such as Python, GoLang, Java, PHP, XML, and RESTful APIs.

• Prior experience or strong interest in AI, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs).

• Experience working within the cybersecurity industry or on security‑focused products.

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.…