Summary
Nir Feldman is a seasoned engineering executive with 12+ years leading R&D and product-focused engineering organizations across security and advertising technology, now serving as SVP of Engineering at Palo Alto Networks. He excels at translating complex business requirements into pragmatic technical roadmaps, building teams that ship scalable applications from the ground up and selectively adopting open source to accelerate delivery. His background spans founding R&D groups at HP, scaling Kenshoo’s Infinity suite, and senior leadership roles at CyberArk and Skai, demonstrating fluency in both enterprise-scale systems and fast-moving product environments. Known for hiring and coaching cross-functional teams, he combines hands-on architectural judgement with people leadership to align engineering output to business impact. A software engineer by training (BSc, Ben-Gurion University), he brings a rare mix of early-stage product-building experience and enterprise-grade delivery discipline.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSC Software Eng., BSC Software Eng. at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev