Palo Alto Networks is hiring: Intern - Product Design (UX) in Santa Clara

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

We collaborate to build software that does not just work, but also solves real problems. Some of our most impactful projects started off with an engineer asking “why” and working with mentors and peers to create value. You will join a Research and Development (R&D) team that will give you the opportunity to make a global impact. One that protects our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyber attacks. A team looking for engineers who are passionate about technology, have an interest in cybersecurity, and also want to make a positive difference in the world that we live in. The projects our engineers are assigned will give real hands-on experience working on our products from our Strata, Prisma and Cortex organizations.

Our Internship Program from May-August or June-September provides you:

• 1:1 mentorship
• Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity
• Opportunities to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects
• Connections to other interns, recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders

Your Impact

• Apply user-centered design approaches, including storyboarding, journey mapping, personas and etc, 

• Work with cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, QAs, and writers, to translate business requirements into use cases, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs.

• Collaborate with UX researchers on explorative and evaluative studies to ensure that product experience is aligned with business objectives.

• Contribute to our design system, maintain high quality UX standards

• Push limits and consistently aim for better design solutions

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Currently pursuing a degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.

• Have a strong understanding of user-centered design methodologies, empathy for users, and a commitment to advocating for them.

• Demonstrate an excellent aesthetic sense and attention to detail

• Maintain curiosity about the business aspects of products and use this knowledge to simplify complex needs into refined designs.

• Exhibit humility and maturity, welcome constructive feedback, and provide it in return.

• Proficient in using industry-standard design tools, such as Figma.

• Have knowledge of and experience working with UI teams using modern front-end web technologies.

• Own a design portfolio showcasing high-quality work

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating – challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry, instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on your degree or progress toward degree, qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting hourly rate is expected to be between $38/hr to $43/hr for the specific role.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.