Principal Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS Backend)
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Your Career
With Prisma AIRS Palo Alto Networks is building the worlds most comprehensive AI security platform. Organizations are increasingly building complex ecosystems of AI models applications and agents creating dynamic new attack surfaces with risks that traditional security approaches cannot response Prisma AIRS delivers model security posture management AI red teaming and runtime protection. Our customers can confidently deploy AI-driven innovation while ensuring a formidable security posture from development through runtime.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Engineer to join the Prisma AIRS Model Security this role you will play a crucial part in designing developing and optimizing robust scalable and high-performance backend systems that power our cutting-edge AI security platform.
This role is located at our dynamic downtown Seattle office and in office 3 days a week.
Your Impact
Design and build innovative scalable software products to ensure our customers can use AI securely
Own new features/functionality from start to finish. Participate in all phases of the product development cycle from definition design through implementation and test. Ensure that applications are production-ready scalable and reliable.
Collaborate with product managers frontend software engineers product designers and infrastructure engineers to shape the future of Prisma AIRS Model Security
Operate production services with hundreds of enterprise customers as a true owner ensuring that Prisma AIRS customers experience top-notch reliability availability and performance
Develop expertise in new technologies and keep up with the rapidly evolving AI security landscape
Qualifications :
Your Experience
Expertise in at least one programming language such as modern Python (type hints Pydantic etc) Go Java C# or C
8 years experience in designing large distributed system and web services in the cloud
Experience writing comprehensive unit integration and end-to-end tests
Experience with a major cloud provider like GCP (preferred) AWS or Azure
Experience with CI/CD pipelines GitLab and Grafana is a plus
Experience partnering with front end engineers (collaborate on schema required to power a UI for example) is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication able to collaborate and convey ideas effectively
Self-disciplined self-managed self-motivated and strong sense of ownership urgency and drive
Ready to understand and dissect new technology stacks quickly
Excited about working in an agile and fast paced environment.
BS or MS in Computer Science a related field or equivalent professional experience or equivalent military experience
Additional Information :
The Team
Our engineering team is at the core of our products connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating challenging how we and the industry think about cybersecurity. Our engineers dont shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.
We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity excited by the prospect of a challenge and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $185000 - $200000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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 .
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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship: Yes
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Python
- System Design
- Agile
- C/C++
- Go
- Systems Engineering
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Our enterprise security platform detects and prevents known and unknown threats while safely enabling an increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications. Come be part of the team that redefined the firewall industry and is now the fastest-growing security company in hi ... View more
