system engineer

principal software engineer

software engineer

infrastructure engineer

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Palo Alto Networks

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at Palo Alto Networks was collaborating with talented engineers to build automation and AI-driven solutions that improved the efficiency and reliability of large-scale cybersecurity infrastructure and testing environments.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful aspect was managing and supporting shared infrastructure that many engineering teams relied on, where outages or resource issues could impact critical testing schedules and required rapid troubleshooting and resolution.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I found the culture at Palo Alto Networks to be collaborative, fast-paced, and engineering-driven. Teams worked closely across engineering, operations, and product groups to solve complex technical challenges, with a strong focus on innovation, automation, and continuous improvement. I appreciated the opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues, take ownership of projects, and work on technologies that directly impacted the company's cybersecurity products and infrastructure.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day involved developing and maintaining Python-based automation services, troubleshooting infrastructure and lab environment issues, reviewing logs and metrics, working with APIs and databases, and collaborating with engineers across multiple teams. Depending on project priorities, I would also participate in design discussions, implement new automation workflows, improve operational tooling, investigate production issues, and support AI-assisted and infrastructure orchestration initiatives used by engineering teams.

Working at Palo Alto Networks offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment focused on cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. As a global leader in digital protection, the company empowers its employees to tackle some of the most complex security challenges facing organizations today. The culture is driven by innovation, collaboration, and a strong commitment to protecting digital progress. Teams work cross-functionally to deliver cloud-native platforms, AI-driven threat detection, and zero-trust architectures that redefine modern security.

Employees at Palo Alto Networks benefit from continuous learning opportunities, whether through hands-on experience, mentorship, or access to world-class resources. The company encourages initiative and values diverse perspectives, making it a great place for growth-minded professionals. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance, community involvement, and inclusion, Palo Alto Networks cultivates a supportive atmosphere where individuals feel valued and motivated. It’s a place where your work truly has an impact on global cybersecurity and digital safety.

Would not recommend working here, especially in GTM/marketing orgs.
Management quality is inconsistent, and leadership at the top often feels reactive rather than thoughtful. Decisions can be made quickly without fully thinking through downstream impact, which creates constant churn and confusion across teams.
Strong performers often get overlooked, while lower performers who are more visible or better at self-promotion tend to get more recognition.
Workloads can be heavy, but that effort doesn’t always translate into fair performance ratings. You can be driving major projects and still get rated lower without clear reasoning. Feedback is often vague and not tied to actual goals, so it’s hard to know what success actually looks like.
There’s also a sense that ratings are influenced more by internal calibration than actual impact, which makes the process feel arbitrary.
Overall, if you value clear expectations, strong leadership, and being rewarded for real output, this probably isn’t the right environment.

I really enjoy being able to learn from colleagues all over the world and engage with a wide variety of people in terms of their experience and backgrounds. It's pretty rare I think to say you get along with nearly everyone you work with. People are super friendly and will drop what they're doing to help out! I'm able to structure my day in a way that works for me and helps me maintain some balance. That said it's definitely fast-paced. Get a good feel for your manager's expectations when you interview and you'll be sure to find out if this is going to be a good fit. It feels good to work somewhere that's helping to protect our digital way of life. I recommend it here, we still have some remote roles, most are in-office, but it depends on your job. It's definitely a great company to be at if you're looking in cybersecurity specifically. 

this was once the braincenter of the company and a thriving respectful place to work. now a popularity contest like the rest of the company where sweet talking n friendships gets you visibility. everything else...including results...is whitewashed and diminished. Employees overworked while managers continue to paint rosy picture to the overlords at exec level. New execs never took the time to get acquainted with the team...instead too busy building personal brands and promoting themselves as industry disruptors n rockstars...despite never even remotely being involved in anything work-related. SVP is incompetent and playing the popularity contest. they will bleed you dry then corner you if you don't worship their glorious careers or buy into the cult. middle managers forego basic human decency and march to the same beat. Where careers go to die..

The company had a GREAT work culture and strong technology. It still has strong technology but the culture has changed rather dramatically over the last four or five years. It's also grown by about 3x in that time, and some culture change is natural in that sort of accelerated growth mode. Still, there used to be a bit of a work-life balance there. That was gone by the time I left earlier this year. I had a GREAT team but a TERRIBLE manager. But overall the people there are quite smart and hardworking. It just got to be much more of a grind in the pandemic. And working fully remote didn't help that much.

Majority of time there production goals have been set high and met. In the morning time we get list of priority units and begin working on them. There are a wide range of problems that may be the reason the device is not working properly so we must trouble shoot systematically and be creative as well. I've learned many things about the components within a computer system and how it operates.The management is very relaxed and give freedom to work by yourself. Some co workers can be difficult but you have that at any job. The most enjoyable part of the job is accomplishing our goals and getting a big monthly bonus.

Over the past couple of years, with new management, Palo Alto Networks has taken a full-scale, free-falling nose dive into just the opposite of what it purports to be. Managers, directors and above run unchecked in wielding punishment and retaliation when confronted with unfair practices against employees and unethical behavior in the hiring and promotion of their friends and family.

From the top down, appointments are freely given to people with questionable backgrounds, unimpressive track records, and foreboding futures as keepers and guardians of the company culture. This is not the same company it was even two years ago, and without employee engagement, it likely will not achieve that level of greatness again.

Palo Alto Networks used to have an amazing culture but that has slipped away. The company touts care for yourself but in practice, most people I have worked with throughout the company are constantly stressed out at work and do not have a good work-life balance if they are able to deliver on the expectations of work. understanding politics is also extremely helpful. 

With all that said there is constant change and the company is growing quickly. There are plenty of learning opportunities and if you are lucky enough to get a  good manager/team the experience may differ.

- Verify, log and send checks, including facilitating special handling
- Organize, register, scan, and file invoices, checks, and other documents
- Execute full-cycle A/P
- Manage customer service tasks for internal business partners
- Support the AP/Finance Department by completing administrative tasks
- Detailed and have the ability work independently
- Accounts Payable (AP) experience
- Purchase Orders experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Account reconciliation experience required
- 2+ years of experience in an A/P role preferred
- Established communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills, especially with both technical and financial backgrounds

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