AI-Led CPQ Architect, Senior Staff Engineer

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join the CPQ team at our HQ in Santa Clara, CA. You will serve as a technical leader, applying first-principles thinking to dissect complex challenges and drive the development of company objectives.

This in-office role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams three days per week. The role focuses on building an AI-led, secure, scalable CPQ platform that transforms business processes, with emphasis on architecture,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience or advanced degree as applicable.
• Experience designing scalable web applications and microservices.
• Experience with Java/Spring Boot, Go, and CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with LLMs and their practical business applications.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable, highly reliable systems across services and teams.
• Lead the technical design and architecture of AI Led, Secure, Scalable CPQ Platform.
• Build and integrate AI/ML workflows including GenAI; ensure security and reliability.
• Establish engineering standards, observability, and best practices; mentor engineers.
• Understand prompt engineering and LLM security considerations.

Skills

Microservices design

Object-oriented programming

Design patterns

Threading concepts

AI/ML workflows

Prompt engineering

LLM security

First-principles thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree + 10 years

Master's degree + 8 years

PhD + 5 years

Tools

Spring Boot

Java

Go

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Spinnaker

Docker

LLM APIs (Vertex AI/Gemini/OpenAI/Anthropic)

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join the CPQ team at our HQ in Santa Clara, CA. You will serve as a technical leader, applying first-principles thinking to dissect complex challenges and drive the development of company objectives.

This in-office role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams three days per week. The role focuses on building an AI-led, secure, scalable CPQ platform that transforms business processes, with emphasis on architecture,