Palo Alto Networks
Distinguished Engineer - Client Platform Access Agent
$249K–$341K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Immigration sponsorship: Yes
About the job
Lead the architecture and evolution of a unified, high-performing access agent platform across Palo Alto Networks’ endpoint products and operating systems.
What you'll do
- Architect shared networking, cryptography, configuration, telemetry, and extension foundations for endpoint agents.
- Embed security, reliability, and AI-driven development, crash triage, and regression verification into engineering and release workflows.
- Set technical standards, guide architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and align internal teams and partners.
What they ask for
- Seasoned leadership in endpoint systems, core networking, and/or OS-level software development.
- Track record of defining cross-team architecture adopted across multiple product groups.
- Expert hands-on knowledge of at least two target platforms: Windows, macOS, or Linux.
- Experience safely decomposing complex C/C++ codebases into modular, testable components; strong written and verbal communication and ability to align senior engineers and executives.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with VPN, ZTNA, or SASE client technologies.
- Experience shipping multi-platform agents at scale or integrating AI/ML models into software engineering workflows.
Pay
$248,700.00 - $341,250.00/yr (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Windows, WFP, macOS, XPC, IOKit, Linux, Netlink
AI focus
Integrate AI-driven design and development, automated defect and regression verification, intelligent telemetry analysis, and crash triage into engineering and release workflows.
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