Software Engineering Manager - AI-Native (Cortex XSOAR & Agentix)

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

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the frontend development of the XSOAR & Agentix team within the Cortex Platform. You will be joining a fast-moving group developing advanced solutions in one of Palo Alto Networks’ most innovative and technically complex areas.

We are not just looking for a standard engineering manager. We are seeking an AI-Native leader - someone who lives and breathes AI, combines hands-on technical depth with managerial excellence, and knows how to wield AI as a massive force multiplier for their team.

Responsibilities

• AI-Driven Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of frontend engineers. You will embed AI-first coding methodologies into the team's DNA, moving beyond basic usage to systemic adoption of automated testing, intelligent code reviews, and code generation.
• Technical Strategy: Drive the frontend architecture for our Automation platform. You will oversee the design of complex interfaces that manage advanced playbooks and automated incident response workflows.
• Accelerated Delivery and Quality: Drive the timely achievement of roadmap goals. Utilize AI coding assistants and cutting-edge workflows to dramatically quicken delivery while simultaneously boosting architectural integrity and code quality.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, UX, and Backend engineering to translate complex security automation requirements into intuitive, seamless user experiences.

The AI-Native Leadership Profile

Visionary and Strategic Execution

• You possess a clear, forward-looking thesis on how AI will transform software engineering over the next 2-3 years, and you are adept at executing against this vision.
  
  

Practical AI Implementation

• You are a builder, not just a user: you have successfully designed and implemented AI-driven development workflows that your previous teams actively adopted.
  
  

Continuous Experimentation

• You are an active experimenter, constantly testing new AI tools, LLMs, and prompt engineering techniques, and integrating the best of them into daily engineering operations.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with deep expertise in modern Frontend or Full-Stack development.
• 2+ years of direct experience managing and scaling software engineering teams.
• Proven AI adoption: A track record of adopting AI coding tools to accelerate development cycles, generate boilerplate, and optimize code logic.
• Technical Depth: Hands-on, senior-level expertise with Angular or React, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of frontend performance optimizations, modular design, and scalable architecture for distributed systems.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building custom AI agents or workflows specifically tailored for development teams.
• Background in cybersecurity, Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR).
• Experience with complex data visualization and managing high-scale web applications.
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical/military experience.
  
  

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 [email protected].

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.