Software Engineering Manager (Prisma Access Browser)

Engineering Manager Opportunity

At Palo Alto Networks, everything starts and ends with our mission : Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we are looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

We are looking for an Engineering Manager for our Santa Clara, California, headquarters. The Prisma Access Browser (PAB) team builds the Enterprise Browser, a secure and seamless platform that acts as a shield for businesses' online activity. It protects against cyber threats by isolating web sessions, filtering malicious content, preventing data leaks, and centrally managing security policies. Our multi-layered approach secures data while providing a superior user experience across both frontend and backend layers. We are looking for a manager with strong technical depth in both backend and frontend engineering who can guide full-stack teams, balancing distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and modern web application development.

Your Impact

Lead a team of engineers building high-scale backend services and modern frontend applications, ensuring seamless integration between client and server. Own project delivery across the full software lifecyclefrom frontend user experience and design systems to backend scalability, reliability, and monitoring. Drive technical strategy and architecture for core PAB services, including data ingestion, processing, and real-time user interactions. Partner with Product, Architecture, Design, and SRE teams to ensure performance, reliability, security, and usability at scale. Encourage engineering best practices in CI / CD, observability, automated testing, and accessibility. Grow and mentor a high-impact full-stack engineering team through coaching, feedback, and career development. Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement within the team. Identify opportunities to improve system performance, frontend usability, and cross-stack development workflows.

Your Experience

6+ years of experience in software engineering (backend + frontend), with at least 2+ years in engineering leadership roles. Proven success managing cloud-native applications on GCP / AWS / Azure, especially with Kubernetes. Solid background in modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript, modern JavaScript) and delivering high-quality, performant user experiences. Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, and TypeScript. Knowledge of networking, security, and scaling strategies for both backend services and secure browser-based applications. Strong people leadership and team-building skills; ability to recruit, onboard, grow talent and drive high-performing teams.

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. 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.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales / commissioned roles) is expected to be between $225,000-$250,000 / YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We are problem solvers that 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? : Yes