Job Description

YOUR CAREER

We are looking for a motivated, intelligent, hardworking and creative intern to join the WildFire team as a Software Engineer. As a member of the WildFire team, you will help design and develop cloud-based applications and CI/CD pipelines. You will work with the team to identify requirements, apply your knowledge to functional design, utilize your programming skills for efficient and robust implementation, and interact with quality assurance and field support teams throughout the entire software development cycle.

OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FROM MAY-AUGUST OR JUNE-SEPTEMBER PROVIDES YOU:

• 1:1 mentorship

• Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity

• Opportunities to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects

• Connections to other interns, recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders

THE TEAM

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest-growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and the products and services that proactively address them. Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. They are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. These engineers aren’t shy about creating products to solve problems no one has tackled before. They define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our engineering team is provided with an unrivaled opportunity to build the products and practices that will support our company growth over the next decade, defining the cybersecurity industry as we know it. If you see the potential of how incredible people products can transform a business, this is the team for you. If you don’t wait for directions, instead, identifyng new features and opportunities we have to just get better, this is your new career

YOUR IMPACT

• Innovate, design, and develop features for a large, mature cloud-based application

• Develop experience working with a variety of contemporary technologies

• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and automation

• Work closely with the development team. Contribute in all phases of the product development cycle, from design to deployment

Qualifications

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Experience with algorithms, data structures, networks, systems development, and databases

• Strong programming skills in Python

• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS and open source technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and Gitlab is a plus

• Be a self-starter, motivated, hardworking and capable of learning independently

• Good written and verbal communication

• Currently pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree or a 2-year Master’s Degree and returning to school in the fall

YOU MUST HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO WORK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

Additional Information

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.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, 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.