Palo Alto Networks is hiring: Sr Staff Software Engineer (UI Cloud Platform Mana

Our Mission

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 contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday — 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. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities — just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

Help build what is next. Our Cloud Management Platform is a public cloud delivered management platform to manage all Palo Alto Networks Next‑generation network security solutions. It’s an easy‑to‑use, scalable and secure platform to operationalize complex deployments using the Palo Alto Networks network security portfolio.

This role is located at our dynamic Santa Clara, California headquarters campus.

Your Impact

• Pro‑actively design and improve all aspects of the UI, collaborating closely with team members to produce an extraordinary user experience
• Participate in architecture, design, and development of features for the company's security platforms on on‑premise devices, the public cloud, and private cloud
• Collaborate with many cross‑functional teams with an emphasis on end‑to‑end delivery
• Research, suggest, and implement different web frameworks suited to the specific platform
• Work with product management, user requirements, and designers to plan, implement, and deploy sophisticated user interfaces
• Actively participate in code reviews to ensure the shipped product meets the highest code standards and follows best practices
• Design and develop high‑volume, low‑latency applications delivering high‑availability and performance
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Write well‑designed, testable, and efficient code
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Communicate with DevOps and cross‑functional teams to deliver the project smoothly

Your Experience

• 8+ years of experience working as a UI Engineer or Full‑Stack Developer
• Expertise in writing scalable enterprise web apps using JavaScript, CSS, HTML, React.js, TypeScript, Jest
• Hands‑on experience in designing and building scalable web applications
• Deep understanding of micro‑frontend architecture
• Experience with server‑side programming languages such as Node.js, Go, or Java is a plus
• Ability to quickly learn and understand complex APIs – REST, streaming, webhooks is a plus
• Familiarity with micro‑service architecture is preferred
• Excellent communicator, self‑driven, and able to work collaboratively with product teams
• Experience with modern build tools such as npm/yarn, Webpack, and monorepo structures
• Experience in Test‑Driven Development (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine)
• Deep understanding of code vulnerabilities (security issues, type‑safe code, SQL injections, XSS, etc.)
• Experience setting up a front‑end toolchain for tests, docs, bundles, using modern OS tooling libraries

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $147,000 / YR – $237,500 / YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (benefits link).

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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?: Yes