Staff Software Engineer (Directory Services)

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

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor for our Identity Directory Service and User Management engineering team. You will drive the architectural design, technical roadmap, and implementation of high-throughput, mission-critical SaaS services using AWS architecture, AWS CDK, and .NET. In addition to technical execution, you will mentor engineers, guide design decisions across teams, and ensure our systems satisfy demanding scalability, security, and performance standards (NFRs).

Your Impact

• Architectural Leadership: Drive end-to-end design and system architecture for enterprise-grade Identity & User Management cloud services.

• Technical Strategy: Partner with Product Managers and Security Architects to translate complex identity and cybersecurity requirements into scalable software architecture.

• Engineering Standards: Elevate technical excellence across the team by setting standards for code quality, resilience, telemetry, and automated testing.

• Mentorship & Growth: Technical coaching and mentoring for mid-level and senior engineers to foster team growth and best practices.

• Innovation & Problem Solving: Solve complex system bottlenecks, evaluate emerging tech stacks, and optimize AWS infrastructure costs and performance.

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Education/Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience / IDF elite technology unit alumni.

• Experience: 8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing and delivering enterprise cloud SaaS applications. Core Competencies:

• Deep expertise in .NET / C# (or Java/Go/Python) within distributed cloud environments.

• Strong background in microservice and event-driven architecture (event buses, pub/sub, asynchronous workflows).

• Demonstrated experience owning critical subsystem architectures from design through production scale.

• Excellent cross-team communication, technical writing, and mentoring skills.

• Build end-to-end features using models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with AWS ecosystems and Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK, Terraform).

• Deep understanding of Identity & Access Management concepts (directory services, RBAC/ABAC, SSO, OAuth2/OIDC, SAML).

• Hands-on experience with high-scale container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) and robust CI/CD systems.

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.