Sr Staff Engineer Software (Hypervisor)

Job Summary We are seeking a Software Engineer for our Hypervisor team which is part of the Wild Fire group and provides the sandbox environment for Dynamic Analysis. The team focuses on performance optimizations for the cloud applications and develops, builds, and maintains our cutting edge cloud‑based security product infrastructure, operating at massive scale to protect customers against evolving online threats. Your Impact You will need hands on experience working on Hypervisor development or low‑level Operating System development. Excellent Operating System internals understanding. Linux is required, Windows is a plus, as well as concurrent programming skills. Solve interesting low level OS problems to secure our customers. Participate in the complete software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment and support. Write clean, testable, readable, scalable and maintainable C, Python code that scales and performs well for thousands of customers. Participate actively and contribute to design and development discussions. Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams. Qualifications Proficiency in development experience using C, C++, and Python. Understanding of device drivers and PCI devices. Good understanding of different Instruction Set Architectures. Good understanding of performance analysis of a system. Demonstrated good design and problem‑solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication. Comfortable working independently and efficiently. Hands‑on and can‑do attitude, willing to learn new technologies. BS/MS in computer science/engineering, or equivalent experience. 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 is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. $126,000.00 - $204,500.00/yr 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Palo Alto Networks, Inc.