Staff Customer Engineer – Koi
Palo Alto Networks ยท via
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๐ฐ $95,200 - $154,000/yr
๐ Remote
๐ Remote, California
โฐ Full Time
Job Description:
- Act as a technical bridge between engineering and customer-facing teams
- Own end-to-end resolution of technical issues, including diagnosing complex bugs and managing deployment to customer environments
- Develop deep expertise in product architecture, capabilities, internal systems, and technical roadmap
- Enable Domain Consultants to run POVs through deployment, troubleshooting, and value demonstration
- Support internal teams in diagnosing and resolving complex customer issues
- Build internal tools and systems for independent support-team triage
- Reduce engineering dependency for routine support and POV-related issues
- Lead or own triage of complex, high-impact customer issues
- Partner with engineering to identify root causes and drive sustainable fixes
- Identify and eliminate recurring friction in POVs and customer deployments
- Contribute to internal documentation, troubleshooting guides, and playbooks
Requirements:
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
- Strong software engineering background with deep, system-level understanding of software architectures, network, and infrastructure
- Proven experience diagnosing, debugging, and resolving complex technical issues in real-world, production customer environments
- Ability to quickly master new system architectures and independently debug unfamiliar, legacy, or proprietary codebases
- Experience partnering with pre-sales, field engineering, or customer success teams to support the technical retention lifecycle
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills in English
- Builder mentality with a track record of developing scalable tools, automation scripts, and repeatable processes
- Experience in the cybersecurity sector or at a cyber-focused technology company is preferred
- Foundational software engineering background and practical understanding of software architectures, network, and infrastructure is preferred
Benefits:
- Restricted stock units may be included
- Bonus may be included
- Immigration sponsorship eligible
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability or special need