Principal Backend Engineer, AI Runtime Security

Palo Alto Networks

United States

On-site

USD 210,000 - 270,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security team. You will serve as a technical visionary, shaping enterprise-grade AI security solutions and partnering with executives, product management, UX, ML engineers, and cross-functional teams.

You will drive architecture, performance, and efficiency while mentoring engineers and setting coding standards. You will lead model serving infrastructure and large-scale backend integrations, ensuring scalable

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years of relevant industry experience for PhD/advanced roles.
Deep domain expertise in designing, building, and operating highly scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, SRE, ML, and Quality Engineering to deliver enterprise-grade security as a service.
Translate high-level product and security vision into resilient backend architectures.
Identify bottlenecks and drive performance optimizations for throughput and latency at scale.
Mentor engineers and promote best practices across the team.
Architect large-scale enterprise systems with model serving infrastructure for seamless integration.