R&D Manager - C++ (EPM)

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

Be a key part in the Palo Alto Networks EPM Agents group, owners of a combined solution for application control, privilege management, and threat detection. We are searching for a Team Manager to lead Cross-Platform Agents Infrastructure team in an agile-oriented environment. leading the journey to design, develop and innovate our EPM Agents.

The responsibilities will include:

• Producing valuable and qualitative deliverables for our customers in a timely fashion
• Providing technical authority to your team by demonstrating a hands-on leadership style
• Hiring, mentoring and driving the professional growth of the team members
• Overseeing the overall development, code quality, and production of the team
• Permanent strive to keep the code up-to-date and at the highest quality, innovation and security levels
• Working hand-in-hand with architects, product owners, and other teams to build robust solutions

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience of C++, Rust or Swift development
• 2+ years of experience as a team leader, leading at least 3 developers
• Proven participation in the development of commercial off-the-shelf large-scale software products
• Excellent design and analytical skills; a problem solver with extended troubleshooting capabilities
• Capable and courageous enough to deep dive into complex areas in the system, analyze them, suggest solutions, and make necessary changes
• Passionate about code design, high-quality code, code reviews, optimizing, and challenging the status quo
• Eager to own and maintain code (including Unit Tests and automation tests) and push it to the highest quality and security level
• Understanding of development, CI/CD, and deployment tools and methodologies for endpoint applications (Jenkins, Git, Artifactory)
• Self-learner, proactive, and highly motivated individual with a high work ethic and goal-oriented approach
• Good interpersonal skills, a team player mentality, and fluent English

How will you stand out from the crowd:

• Experienced in the cyber industry and in the development of Security Products
• Knowledge and understanding of different OSs (Windows , MAC OS, Linux)
• Strong familiarity with security principles, standards, and techniques (OWASP, Encryption, Authentication)
• BSc/MSc degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field / Elite intelligence unit alumni

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.