Staff Software Engineer (.Net Framework)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (.Net Framework): Shaping and evolving a foundational Windows/.NET Framework–based, on-premises platform within our Machine Identity Security portfolio with an accent on security, reliability, upgradeability, and long-term maintainability. Focus on defining architectural patterns, engineering frameworks, and platform standards in an environment where decisions have lasting impact.

Location: Hybrid in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salary: $156,000 – $189,000/year, plus discretionary bonus, and equity.

Company

hirify.global, a Palo Alto Networks company, is the global leader in identity security, trusted by organizations around the world to secure human and machine identities in the modern enterprise.

What you will do

• Own and evolve architecture for Windows services and .NET Framework based components.
• Define and drive engineering frameworks and coding standards across performance, threading, memory management, and diagnostics.
• Establish patterns for installation, upgrade, and migration frameworks supporting long-lived enterprise deployments.
• Drive platform performance, including MSSQL query optimization, indexing strategies, and efficient data access patterns.
• Design systems for predictable behavior under enterprise-scale workloads.
• Drive security-by-design across the platform, including secrets management, least privilege, and certificate lifecycle.

Requirements

• Deep experience building Windows-based applications using .NET Framework (not .NET Core).
• Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and performance tuning.
• Experience developing and supporting on-premises or enterprise-deployed software.
• Proven experience with Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), including query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning in production systems.
• Experience with installation, upgrade, and migration of long-lived systems.
• Strong understanding of secure software design in enterprise environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a foundational platform deployed inside enterprise data centers (not cloud).
• Shape engineering frameworks and long-term architectural direction.
• Solve complex problems in security, Windows infrastructure, and on-prem distributed systems.
• Operate at a level where your decisions influence multiple teams and future platform evolution.