This role pays more than
60%
of similar roles. Most pay
$187,000–$258,387
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$230k
versus about
$223k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.
Palo Alto Networks currently has
34 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$159,000–$257,750
across 32 roles with salary data.
Manager, Software Engineering - Identity and Access Management (Chronosphere) leads the Identity and Access Management team, which manages the core authentication and access control platform including APIs, libraries, services, and data stores. This role sits between platform engineering and product, requiring a leader who can balance large-scale architectural investments with a steady cadence of customer requests regarding SSO, SCIM coverage, and service account scoping. You will manage day-to-day operations, oversee technical design for granular access control frameworks, monitor production SLOs and SLAs, and lead hiring and coaching efforts. The ideal candidate possesses strong product sense, technical depth to assess risk in code paths, and experience building platform capabilities that other engineering teams adopt. This role addresses the critical business problem of ensuring security posture and reliability for all customer data within a containerized observability environment.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?
Median $281300 from 35 postings across 13 companies.