Principal AI Cloud Platform Architect

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for our AI-powered cloud platform. You will own the technical vision for agentic workflows and guide the integration of LLM-driven automation into our cloud services on GCP.

You will mentor engineers, influence product direction, and partner with product managers and researchers to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions, impacting security at scale.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent military experience required.
• 8+ years of experience working on large cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Hands-on experience building AI agents or agentic workflows (e.g., Vertex AI Agent Builder or Google ADK).
• Experience with MCP or similar agent-tool integration patterns.
• Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and integrating AI models into backend services.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical roadmap for AI agentic workflows that automate complex operational and engineering challenges
• Design and scale backend systems on GCP that seamlessly integrate AI capabilities into production services
• Drive the adoption of GCP-native AI tools (Vertex AI Agent Builder, Google ADK) and define how our team builds and ships AI agents
• Partner with product managers, cybersecurity researchers, and AI application teams to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions
• Set the engineering bar for the team — establish best practices for building, testing, and operating AI-augmented services in production
• Influence technical direction across the organization and mentor engineers to grow their cloud and AI expertise

Skills

Python

GoLang

LLM integration

Kubernetes

Docker

GCP

Distributed systems

Microservices

SQL/NoSQL

Prompt engineering

Messaging/Queuing

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE

Tools

Vertex AI Agent Builder

Google ADK

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for our AI-powered cloud platform. You will own the technical vision for agentic workflows and guide the integration of LLM-driven automation into our cloud services on GCP.

You will mentor engineers, influence product direction, and partner with product managers and researchers to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions, impacting security at scale.