Sr Staff Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS - Runtime BackEnd)

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you're in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Your Career

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI security. You will work closely with a diverse team of product managers, UX designers, frontend engineers, ML engineers and other backend engineers to conceptualize, design, and deliver cutting-edge solutions for the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security product. You will be at the forefront of feature development for an industry-defining product in the rapidly evolving space of AI Runtime Security. Your responsibilities will include translating complex technical requirements and user needs into robust and scalable backend services, leading architectural design, and mentoring junior engineers to drive technical excellence within the team.

• Lead cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security as a service offerings in a timely fashion
• Analyze and solve complex problems by evaluating requirements and applying advanced engineering techniques to achieve high-quality results.
• Proactively identify problems and opportunities, proposing and developing simple, attainable solutions to enhance the team's development process and product quality.
• Evangelize and implement engineering best practices, including test-driven development, spec driven development within the team.
• Lead the architectural design and implementation of new features, ensuring the scalability, performance, and maintainability of the backend codebase.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience, or a PhD.
• Expertise in building scalable distributed systems with excellent Python or Golang programming skills.
• Proven experience with modern backend frameworks, relational databases (SQL), and cloud platforms, specifically GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with senior and junior engineers in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience with container platforms like Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab pipeline, ArgoCD), observability and monitoring solution like Grafana and Prometheus

• Familiarity with Microservices architecture patterns and experience building and scaling APIs.
• Experience building data ingestion pipelines, data lakes, and Agentic workflows
• Knowledge of 'Secure by Design' patterns and security best practices.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and troubleshooting system-level integration and performance issues.