Palo Alto Networks
Software Engineer
$90K–$148K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · Full-time · Posted Jan 29, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a specified or similar technical field; must be recently earned or expected within the next 12 months.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Develop software for cybersecurity products across Palo Alto Networks’ Strata, Prisma, and Cortex organizations, using AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and deploy software with cross-functional teams; write and review maintainable, documented code.
- Use AI-assisted tools and help apply AI to code generation, testing, documentation, and refactoring.
- Contribute to automation of development, deployment, and monitoring, and improve team practices and product quality.
What they ask for
- Recently earned or expected within the next 12 months a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, or a similar technical field.
- Strong programming skills in at least one of Python, Java, or C.
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams; networking fundamentals required for Embedded & Distributed Systems positions.
Nice to have
- Exposure to LLMs or AI/ML APIs; familiarity with cloud environments and containerized development.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, and infrastructure-as-code; interest in cybersecurity.
Pay
$90,000.00 - $147,500.00/yr (USD; base salary)
Tools
Python, Java, C, Cursor, Claude Code, GCP, AWS, Azure
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools and apply AI technologies to code generation, testing, documentation, refactoring, and developer workflows.
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