Palo Alto Networks
Software Engineer
$90K–$148K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · Full-time · Posted Jan 26, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree earned recently or anticipated within the next 12 months in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, or a similar technical field.
- 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 Palo Alto Networks’ Strata, Prisma, and Cortex organizations.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and deploy software with cross-functional teams; write and review maintainable, documented code.
- Use AI-assisted development tools and help improve engineering practices for code generation, testing, documentation, and refactoring.
- Automate development, deployment, and monitoring processes and contribute to team and product improvements.
What they ask for
- Recently earned or expected within 12 months to earn 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 cross-functionally; 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, or 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 help develop practices for AI-based code generation, testing, documentation, and refactoring; continuously learn AI technologies to improve developer workflows.
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