Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Device Firmware & Platform (NGFW) - NetSec
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)5+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–60 LPA
Posted 13h ago
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About This Role
- Lead platform firmware development for enterprise-managed devices integrating advanced security stacks on new hardware generations.
- Own device firmware lifecycle: kernel configuration, package management, image build pipelines, firmware signing, and secure boot processes.
- Act as primary technical liaison with hardware teams to coordinate board bring-up, firmware issue triage, and cloud agent integration for device registration and telemetry.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 5 years embedded Linux firmware development; at least 3 years with open source firmware.
- Experience with board bring-up including U-Boot, device tree authoring, and peripheral driver integration.
- Hands-on with ARM64 cross-compile toolchains and cloud-agent architectures (WebSocket, mTLS, JSON config push).
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related; Immigration sponsorship not available.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Proven ability to manage firmware development at the intersection of embedded Linux, hardware, and cloud-connected agents.
- Experienced in practical partner engagement including firmware review and Board Support Package utilization.
- Strong systems engineering background with knowledge of secure boot, TPM, and networking protocol stack integration.