Senior Principal Backend Engineer, Cortex Platform

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Backend Engineer for the Cortex group. You’ll lead backend development for industry-leading products like Cortex XSOAR, XDR, and XSIAM, shaping data pipelines, analytics, and APIs. You will design scalable data models, build robust services in Python/Flask and Go, and mentor engineers across the department to deliver high-quality security solutions for thousands of customers.