# Sr/Staff AI 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: Senior
- Location: Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply by: 2026-12-21
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Office---USA---CA---Headquarters/Sr-Staff-AI-Engineer_JR-023497?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-sr-staff-ai-engineer-2/

## About the role

Information Technology - The IT Automation & AI Engineering team builds modern, AI-first enterprise applications and automation platforms that support multiple business functions across the company. We focus on scalable architecture, strong engineering fundamentals, and practical application of AI to drive measurable business impact. In this role, you will help shape technical direction, architectural patterns, and reusable AI-first capabilities that extend across a broader portfolio of enterprise applications. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Senior: 5+ years of software engineering experience (or 3+ with a Master’s degree)
- Staff: 8+ years of software engineering experience (or 6+ with a Master’s degree, or 3+ with a PhD)
- Strong full-stack and distributed systems engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of complex production systems
- Production experience designing and building AI-integrated systems using LLMs, RAG, embeddings, tool calling, or agentic workflows
- Experience with AI orchestration, retrieval, evaluation, guardrails, human-in-the-loop workflows, and production observability


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-sr-staff-ai-engineer-2/