Sr Staff Engineer Software at Palo Alto Networks

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Security Software Engineer to join the Unit 42 Managed Services Engineering team. We are a lean, agile engineering unit responsible for building the "nervous system" of our operations: the Next-Gen Hunting Platform. This unified, AI-driven "Single Pane of Glass" empowers our global Managed Services teams to detect, investigate, and stop threats at scale. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of Full Stack Engineering, Threat Intelligence, and Generative AI, building the tools that elite hunters use daily to protect customers.

A strong focus of the Software Engineer position will be on translating the complex operational workflows of threat hunters into robust, production-ready software. You will work closely with the Platform Architect to engineer mission-critical features, ranging from data visualization dashboards to automated response workflows, while leveraging cutting-edge AI (LLMs, RAG, Agents) to automate analysis and deliverable generation.

Your Impact

• Build the Platform: Engineer and ship features for our centralized hunting platform using modern stacks (Next.js, React, Python). You will take ownership of features from concept to deployment, ensuring the platform remains stable and responsive as we scale.
• Bridge the Gap: Collaborate directly with Threat Hunters and Researchers to understand their operational pain points (e.g., visualizing malware campaigns, automating triage) and translate them into technical requirements and shipping code.
• AI-Augmented Innovation: Implement advanced AI workflows using LLMs and Agents to automate routine analysis and enhance the capabilities of our Managed Services teams.
• Operational Excellence: Write clean, testable, and efficient code with a high bar for stability. You will help maintain the health of the platform, debugging complex issues across the frontend, backend, and infrastructure.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Security Domain Expertise: 3+ years of hands-on experience in Security Research, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, or Threat Intelligence operations.
• Engineering Proficiency: 2+ years of software development experience.
• Education / Experience: BSc in Computer Science, equivalent knowledge, or equivalent military experience.
• Engineering Mindset: Experience building robust, scalable solutions and validating assumptions through testing rather than temporary scripts.
• Collaborative Drive: Ability to take ownership of execution and collaborate across global teams under the mentorship of technical leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Modern Web Stack: Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, specifically within the React or Next.js ecosystems.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and containerization tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Palo Alto Networks Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with Cortex XDR or Cortex XSOAR.
• AI-Augmented Development: Experience utilizing AI/LLM tools like Gemini or Claude to accelerate coding workflows and solve complex problems.

Additional information

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Qualifications

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.