Principal UI Software Engineer (NetSec)

Palo Alto Networks

At Palo Alto Networks, everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contribute to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us every day - from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported.

Job Description

As a Principal Software UI/Frontend Engineer of the Netsec Visualization and Reporting team, you will collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and UI engineers to design and deliver innovative solutions that generate insights into our customers’ network security infrastructure and empower security administrators.

Your Impact

1. Build highly graphical and scalable web application features that give customers insights into their firewalls and provide actionable solution suggestions.
2. Work on complex problems that require in-depth evaluation of requirements and apply engineering techniques to obtain quality results.
3. Identify problems and opportunities, propose and develop simple solutions to improve the team’s development process and product quality.
4. Establish and implement engineering best practices, including test-driven development.
5. Drive collaborative discussions and create synergy among product feature stakeholders.

Qualifications

Your Experience

1. BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
2. Minimum 9 years of related programming experience required.
3. Experienced in modern web frameworks and build tools such as React, Redux, Hooks, Webpack, and npm/yarn.
4. Experience with CSS/SCSS, AG Grid, and visualization libraries such as Highcharts, D3.js.
5. Experience with creating responsive web applications.
6. Ability to work well with a group of senior and junior engineers in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
7. Experience with UI test frameworks such as Cypress, Jest, react-testing-library, Mocha.
8. Experience with client-side modern build tools, and CI/CD.
9. Experience with Git Version Control and Linux environments.
10. Good grasp of asynchronous programming.
11. Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality, and ability to execute.
12. Highly experienced in web application debugging and root-cause analysis.
13. Knack for simple and intuitive Data Visualizations for impactful storytelling.

Nice to haves:

1. Able to troubleshoot system-level integration and performance issues.
2. Familiarity with micro frontend architecture patterns and best practices.
3. Experience with containerizing applications with Docker and Kubernetes.
4. Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a plus.
5. Experience working with Canvas & SVG is a plus.

The Team

The NetSec UI team is responsible for delivering UI solutions to our customers at Palo Alto Networks. Our team has a unique position in driving efforts to create accessible, performant, and cutting-edge UI and data visualization components/modules.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. The starting base salary is expected to be between $180,000 - $230,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. We can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

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 legally protected characteristics.