Palo Alto Networks
Senior Software Engineer - AI Security
$152K–$246K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 4-6+ years
- Visa sponsorship
- No immigration sponsorship; the employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
About the job
Designs AI security architectures and builds security services, reusable safeguards, and automated tests to protect product development and internal engineering tools.
What you'll do
- Design AI security reference architectures and build AI-driven security services, libraries, and guardrails.
- Create automated tests to detect and mitigate AI-specific vulnerabilities, and translate threat models into engineering requirements and launch criteria.
- Analyze production signals and incidents to harden security, and govern safe use of coding agents, automation hooks, and MCP integrations.
What they ask for
- 4-6+ years designing and securing complex software, including writing and reviewing production code cross-functionally.
- Strong judgment evaluating data flows, permissions, and trust boundaries.
- Ability to turn complex security risks into implementable product features.
- Practical knowledge of prompt injection testing, AI red teaming, and evaluating model safety.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with enterprise SaaS requirements and internal tools, CI pipelines, MCP integrations, or coding-agent guardrails.
- Active security community participation through open-source work, vulnerability write-ups, or conference talks.
Pay
$152,300.00 - $246,400.00 USD/yr, base salary
Tools
MCP integrations
AI focus
Design AI security architectures and services; test for prompt injection and other AI-specific vulnerabilities; conduct AI red teaming and evaluate model safety; govern safe use of coding agents and other internal AI tooling.
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