Palo Alto Networks · 6 hours ago
Sr Staff Software Engineer - Agentic AI Security (Bay Area only)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $198K/yr
7+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company committed to protecting the digital way of life. They are seeking a Sr Staff Software Engineer to build out their AI Agent Security capability on the cloud, focusing on developing scalable security services for enterprise clients.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing software products for Agentic AI Security
Responsible for the complete software development life cycle, including requirement analysis, design, development, deployment, and support
Write clean, testable, readable, scalable, and maintainable Java/ Python / Go Lang code
Design, develop, and implement highly scalable software features and infrastructure for our security platform, ready for cloud-native deployment from inception to completion
Participate actively and contribute to design and development discussions
Develop a solid understanding and be able to explain advanced Cloud Computing and Cloud Security concepts to others
Work cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security-as-a-service offerings to the market in a timely, high-quality manner
Be able to communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams clearly
Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on cloud-native application development, at large organizations or innovative startups
Strong programming skills in one of Python, Go, or Java, with experience in building distributed systems
6+ years of Experience running workloads on cloud-based architectures
Experience in developing scalable services using technologies like Big Query, Spanner, ElasticSearch, Redis, Kafka/PubSub, MongoDB, etc
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
Excellent troubleshooting abilities. Isolate issues found during testing and verify bug fixes once they are resolved
Experience with building and delivering services and workflows at scale, leveraging microservices architectures
Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing
Can-do attitude and ability to make trade-off judgements with data-driven decision making
High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Enjoys working with diverse teams, with strong collaboration and communication skills
Preferred
Preferred experience with security products and integration with third-party APIs and services
GCP experience preferred
Preferred experience with AI-based conversational UI and chatbot platforms and AI Agents
Experience and deep understanding of Low Code / No Code platforms like Microsoft Power Platform, Salesforce, Zapier, Marketo, etc
Experience with Agentic AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot Studio, Salesforce Agentforce, Crew AI, Amazon Bedrock, Azure AI, Google Vertex AI, OpenAI, etc
Experience and interest in reverse engineering, jailbreaking, and hacking AI systems
Experience in AI Security research and performing security evaluations and threat modeling
In-depth experience with exploiting OWASP LLM Top 10 vulnerabilities, OWASP Low Code No Code Top 10 vulnerabilities, and OWASP NHI Top 10 vulnerabilities
Knowledge of AI Agents / LLM security, Application security, Network security, Authentication, Authorization, Identity systems, encryption, and secure coding practices
BS/MS in Computer Science, other engineering/technical degree
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
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