Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Device Firmware & Platform (NGFW) - NetSec
Palo Alto Networks3 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the device firmware platform, including kernel configuration, package management, and image build pipelines using partner SDKs.
- Maintain and extend the cloud device agent for WebSocket and mTLS connections, ZTP onboarding, and telemetry reporting.
- Integrate the PANW SCM cloud agent into firmware for device registration, configuration synchronization, and Cortex telemetry export.
- Drive board bring-up for new hardware generations, including bootloader, device tree, and peripheral initialization.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison to hardware teams by triaging issues and reviewing firmware releases.
- Own firmware signing and secure boot, including PANW co-signing on the partner secure boot chain.
- Maintain the device configuration schema and site template repository in alignment with the controller API contract.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of embedded Linux firmware development experience, including at least 3 years with open-source firmware.
- Strong technical knowledge of computer architecture and systems engineering.
- Hands-on board bring-up experience with U-Boot, device tree authoring, and peripheral driver integration.
- Experience building and maintaining cross-compilation toolchains for ARM64 targets.
- Familiarity with cloud-agent architectures on embedded Linux, including WebSocket, mTLS, and JSON configuration push models.
- Practical partner engagement experience, including reading schematics and working with Board Support Packages.
- A BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related equivalent field.
- Preferred qualifications include Linux kernel driver experience, secure boot and firmware-signing knowledge, TPM integration, packet processing, networking protocols, data-plane forwarding, network processor programming, and DPDK performance tuning.
Benefits
- Most teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when needed.
- The company provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks builds cybersecurity products for enterprises and governments, including next-generation firewalls, cloud security (Prisma Cloud/Prisma Access), and SOC tools (Cortex). It sells subscriptions and appliances with cloud-delivered threat intelligence, securing networks, endpoints, and applications across data centers and public clouds. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker PANW.