Intern - Software Engineer

Palo Alto Networks; California; Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Learning events and projects

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking engineering interns for an R&D role focused on cybersecurity and innovation. You will join the Strata, Prisma, and Cortex projects, contributing hands-on coding experience and learning from mentors in a collaborative environment.

The internship emphasizes real-world problem solving, teamwork, and exposure to leading security experts. Office-based with flexibility, you will gain valuable industry insights and build impactful software solutions.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a 4-year undergraduate degree in a technical field (see list).
• Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Strong communication and teamwork across engineering, research, and product teams.
• Interest in cybersecurity and building impactful software.

Responsibilities

• Join an R&D team to work on projects across Strata, Prisma and Cortex.
• Write code that improves Palo Alto Networks products and services.
• Collaborate with engineers, researchers and Product Managers to deliver value.

Skills

Strong initiative

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Excellent communication

Cybersecurity interest

Education

Pursuing undergraduate degree (4-year)

Job description

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 Your Career We expect office‑based employees to be in the office three days per week, with two days working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office‑based we want our teams to be together three days per week. We collaborate to build software that does not just work, but also solves real problems. Some of our most impactful projects started off with an engineer asking “why” and working with mentors and peers to create value. You will join a Research and Development (R&D) team that will give you the opportunity to make a global impact. One that protects our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyber attacks. A team looking for engineers who are passionate about technology, have an interest in cybersecurity, and also want to make a positive difference in the world that we live in. The projects our engineers are assigned will give real hands‑on experience working on our products from our Strata, Prisma and Cortex organizations. Our Summer Internship Program from May-August or June-September provides you:

• 1:1 mentorship
• Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity
• Opportunities to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects
• Connections to other interns, recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders

Your Impact

• Collaborate and execute alongside experience engineers
• Help us disrupt the cybersecurity industry using the latest and greatest technologies
• Write code that meaningfully improves our products and services
• Learn about the cybersecurity industry from the world's leading security experts

Qualifications Your Experience

• Currently pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics, Cybersecurity, or similar majors and returning to school in the fall
• An understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science
• Exemplify strong initiative and ability to work independently with limited direction
• Ability to work cross functionally with other engineers, researchers and Product Managers
• Excellent communications skills
• Interest in Cybersecurity

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/com‑missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. - /yr

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 [e-mail].

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.

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