Principal Software Engineer, Secrets Hub Team

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.

Who We Are

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.

Job Summary

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.

The Product

Secrets Hub is a cloud-native, multi-cloud SaaS product that helps organizations centralize secrets management across AWS, Azure, GCP, and HashiCorp Vault, securing critical workloads for the world's largest enterprises.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design and implement scalable, secure services for the Secrets Hub platform while leading complex technical initiatives and architectural decisions. You will set the standard for software quality and security, collaborating globally to drive modern, IaC-driven development and long-term system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable and secure services as part of the Secrets Hub platform.
• Lead complex technical initiatives, architectural decisions, and system design within the team.
• Set the standard for software quality, security, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Collaborate daily with product managers, architects, and engineers across global teams.
• Work with AWS serverless technologies and AWS CDK in a modern, IaC-driven development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot complex production scenarios and drive long-term improvements in reliability and observability.
• Be a key contributor to defining the technical identity of a growing team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, focusing on distributed systems and backend development.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS serverless technologies and AWS CDK.
• Proven expertise in modern software development lifecycles, including IaC and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to proactively drive discussions with stakeholders and lead architectural decisions for complex technical initiatives  architectural decisions and system design for complex technical initiatives.
• Strong background in implementing software quality, security, and testing standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within cybersecurity or secrets management domains.
• Proven track record of driving long-term improvements in system reliability and observability.
• Experience collaborating effectively with global, cross-functional teams.
• Strong ability to mentor team members and shape the technical identity of an engineering group.

What you will get: 

• Additional health insurance with dental treatment included
• Life / permanent disability insurance
• Sick Leave allowance
• Mobile phone plan
• FLEX Benefits wallet
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.