Sr Principal Engineer Software (NGFW) - NetSec - Bangalore

About the role

Engineering - Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. 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.

What you'll do

• Own the device firmware platform, including kernel configuration, package management, and image build pipelines using partner SDKs
• Maintain and extend the cloud device agent, managing WebSocket connections, ZTP onboarding, and telemetry reporting
• Integrate the PANW SCM cloud agent into the firmware for device registration, configuration sync, and telemetry export
• Drive board bring-up for new device hardware generations, including bootloader, device tree, and driver integration
• Serve as the primary technical liaison to hardware teams, triaging issues, reviewing firmware, and negotiating BOM changes

What you need

• 15–27 yrs of experience
• Python
• Shell scripting
• Linux
• C
• M.Sc or B.Tech or B.E. or B.Sc or BCA

Good to have

• TPM