Senior Staff Software Engineer (Data & AI Platform)

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:

We are seeking a high-impact Sr. Staff Software Engineer to drive technical strategy, execution, and delivery within our Data & AI Platform team. In this role, you will architect cloud-native infrastructure, establish R&D best practices, and consistently ship high-ROI platform services that power core solutions for both internal systems and enterprise clients.

Your Impact

• Technical Leadership & Delivery: Define R&D engineering standards and architecture principles while taking full ownership of end-to-end delivery for complex, production-ready initiatives.
• Cloud & Data Architecture: Architect and build scalable, highly available solutions across major cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) leveraging modern data, streaming, serverless, and storage platforms.
• AI-Driven Engineering: Integrate modern AI tools and autonomous agents into daily workflows to optimize development velocity, author reusable agent skills, and maintain contextual grounding for maximum efficiency.
• End-to-End Ownership: Lead all phases of an AI-augmented Software Development Life Cycle (ASDLC)—from architectural design through automated testing, CI/CD deployment, and operations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product leaders and technical stakeholders to translate complex business needs into clear, high-value software deliverables shipped on schedule.
• Mentorship & Culture: Elevate engineering standards across the org through architectural guidance, code reviews, and continuous knowledge sharing.
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• High-Level Language Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade software in languages such as Python, Java, Go, C#, or Scala.
• Cloud Engineering: 2+ years designing and deploying cloud-native solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proven Delivery Record: Demonstrated track record of taking complex software products from initial design to production delivery with measurable business impact.
• AI Tool Proficiency: Hands-on experience using modern AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and productivity agents to accelerate technical output.
• SDLC / ASDLC Mastery: Strong expertise navigating full lifecycle software development, with a clear advantage for candidates experienced in an Agentic SDLC (ASDLC) environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Serverless Architectures: Experience designing event-driven, serverless systems (e.g., AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions, EventBridge).
• Data & Messaging Ecosystems: Experience with modern storage platforms (e.g., Apache Iceberg, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redis, Graph DBs) and messaging systems (e.g., SQS, RabbitMQ, MSK, or cloud equivalents).
• Agentic Engineering: Hands-on experience building or deploying AI agents, structuring context/prompt pipelines, or authoring custom AI skills.
• Advanced Degree: Master’s degree in Computer Science or a quantitative field
  
  

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.