# Principal AI Platform Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

- Company: Palo Alto Networks
- What the company does: Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers. Backed by Greylock, Sequoia and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Office---USA---CA---Headquarters/Senior-Principal-Software-Engineer_JR-023781?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-principal-ai-platform-engineer/

## About the role

Palo Alto Networks runs a large hybrid infrastructure and is one of the largest GCP customers. As a Principal AI Platform Engineer, you will be part of a team building tooling to help manage this infrastructure and improve overall efficiency and performance. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BS or MS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience or equivalent military experience
- Expertise in configuration management with a framework such as Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, or Kustomize
- Expertise in managing distributed and autoscaled applications in Kubernetes clusters
- Experience in Production Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability
- Expertise in the public cloud (GCP, AWS, or OCI)
- Strong Linux administration, internals, and network troubleshooting


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-principal-ai-platform-engineer/