Software Engineer - Machine Identity Platform

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

PANW is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to join our

Machine Identity Security team in charge of the Control Plane, our cloud platform for securing machine identities. You will play a significant role in taking machine identity management to the next level by developing cloud solutions that extend the Control Plane with additional integrations for different 3rd party systems such as Certificate Authorities, Cloud Providers, Credential Stores and various machines in the customer’s network. We are looking for an engineer with experience in Back-end technologies like Java and Golang.

Responsibilities

• Help design of features that enhance the Machine Identity Cloud platform
• Develop and maintain high quality backend services applications for Machine
• Identity Security cloud platform using Java and Golang
• Work with teams across the company to build integrations
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues that possibly involve other systems of
• the Machine Identity Security platform
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and
• tools
• Participate in the on-call process. We have a paid on-call rotation to ensure the
• systems are always up and running for our users

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development
• At the core of the technology stack we have Java, Golang and Postgresql in the backend.
• Since the core of the product is to protect machine identities, knowledge of x509
• and PKI is desirable
• Demonstrate teamwork, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills
• Ability and desire to quickly learn new technologies and gain domain expertise
• Very good knowledge of English language - both spoken and written
• Please note this is a hybrid role based in the office located in Sofia, Bulgaria.

What You Will Get

• Additional health insurance with dental treatment included
• Life / permanent disability insurance
• Sick Leave allowance
• Mobile phone plan
• FLEXBenefits 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.