# Sr. Staff Software Engineer (AI Platform) 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: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Office---USA---CA---Headquarters/Sr-Staff-IT-Software-Engineer--Cloud-Infrastructure_JR-021836?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-sr-staff-software-engineer-ai-platform/

## About the role

As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer (AI Platform), you will design, architect, and build intelligent software applications, agentic workflows, and production-ready LLM integrations across our product ecosystem. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, you will engineer autonomous software agents, implement custom LLM pipelines, and integrate predictive analytics directly into core applications to automate complex operations. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Distributed Systems with a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
- 2+ years of hands-on experience building AI software, integrating LLMs, or developing predictive analytics into production applications
- Proven track record with LLM APIs & SDKs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock) alongside practical prompt engineering and agent framework development
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python, TypeScript (Node.js), or Go
- Deep understanding of software architecture, asynchronous programming, distributed systems design, and performance tuning


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