Senior Principal/Architect – Infrastructure, Production Engineering

Palo Alto Networks

. Solve complex distributed systems problems at the largest scales .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $183,600 - $297,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building and operating highly scalable distributed systems using Go, Kubernetes, GCP, and AWS. Proven ability to mentor peers and manage projects from inception to delivery while enhancing developer productivity.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Go ProgrammingKubernetes Cluster ManagementDistributed Systems ArchitectureCloud Infrastructure (GCP, AWS)Linux Operating System

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Hard Skills

GoC++JavaC#RustDistributed SystemsHigh-Scale SystemsMonitoringAlertingInfrastructure Engineering

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProject OwnershipPlanningRequirements Gathering

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesGCPAWSLinuxInternal Tools Development

Industry Keywords

Open-Source CommunitiesProduction-Focused EngineeringDeveloper Productivity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesLinuxRustC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Solve complex distributed systems problems at the largest scales
Scale infrastructure and architecture to meet platform and engineering needs
Use Go to build highly scalable and reliable distributed systems
Build on the architecture stack using Kubernetes, GCP, and AWS
Operate large-scale distributed systems globally
Own projects from inception to delivery, including planning, requirements gathering, and collaboration with Product
Mentor and up-level peers, helping junior engineers grow
Develop internal tools and platforms to improve developer productivity

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in infrastructure or production-focused engineering roles
Ability to own projects from inception to delivery
Experience building high-scale systems and sophisticated application services
Passion for growing and mentoring peers
Experience with Go, C++, Java, C#, or Rust
Experience operating Kubernetes clusters
Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale on cloud providers such as GCP and AWS
Experience with monitoring and alerting
Thorough experience with Linux
Preferred: Experience with open-source communities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Restricted stock units may be included
Bonus may be included
Employee benefits are offered (specific benefits linked separately)
Immigration sponsorship eligible
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs