Palo Alto Networks
Software Engineer
$90K–$148K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · Full-time · Posted Jan 29, 2026
- Education
- Recently earned or anticipated bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, or a similar technical field; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- No immigration sponsorship; the employer will not sponsor work visas for this position.
About the job
Develop and deploy software for cybersecurity products across the Strata, Prisma, and Cortex organizations, using AI-assisted tools and practices to improve engineering workflows.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and deploy software in collaboration with cross-functional teams; write maintainable, documented code and participate in reviews and design discussions.
- Use AI-assisted development tools and help advance AI-enabled practices for code generation, testing, documentation, and refactoring.
- Contribute to automation of development, deployment, and monitoring processes and improvements to team velocity and product quality.
What they ask for
- Recently earned or expected within the next 12 months: 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; familiarity with networking fundamentals for Embedded & Distributed Systems positions.
Nice to have
- Exposure to large language models (LLMs) or AI/ML APIs.
- Familiarity with cloud environments, containerized development, CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, or infrastructure-as-code.
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 help establish AI-enabled practices for code generation, testing, documentation, and refactoring; continuously apply AI technologies to developer workflows.
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