Palo Alto Networks
Intern - Software Engineer
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · Internship · Posted Jan 29, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a 2-year Master’s degree or Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; planned return to school post-internship.
- Visa sponsorship
- No immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Develop security content and automation for cloud-delivered security services, using threat analysis and AI/ML to help detect and mitigate cyber threats.
What you'll do
- Build and improve systems for automated data collection and real-time processing to support threat analysis.
- Apply AI/ML to live network traffic to detect, analyze, and mitigate emerging threats.
- Research network security countermeasures and collaborate with senior researchers on proactive protections.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a 2-year Master’s degree or Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a planned return to school after the internship.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
- Available to start in May or June 2025.
Nice to have
- Currently pursuing a Doctorate (PhD) degree.
- Experience with ML/GenAI techniques or tools; malware analysis or CTFs; traffic analysis or reverse engineering; malware and vulnerability basics; network protocols; or programming in Python or Go.
Tools
TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, Wireshark, tcpdump, Python, Go, HTTP
AI focus
Apply AI/ML techniques to live network traffic for detection, analysis, and mitigation of emerging security threats; ML/GenAI experience is preferred.
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