Principal Engineer — Generative AI Backend for Device Security

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks seeks engineers to design state-of-the-art security products and real-time data analytics systems. You will develop AI-powered features, APIs, and services for Device Security while collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex cyber threats at scale.

We value leadership, strong cloud and distributed-systems experience, and the ability to communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary groups.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering required.
• 8–12+ years software development experience.
• 7+ years experiece building large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with NodeJS/Java/Python and Linux/shell scripting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Integrate generative AI capabilities to automate routine coding tasks and improve developer productivity for SDLC.
• Design intelligent interfaces that leverage AI to provide proactive security insights and threat visualizations.
• Design and implement scalable services for Device Security products to exchange IoT intelligences and extend system functionality via third-party integrations.
• Design scalable services to support IoT devices’ operational technology.
• Develop Device Security Web Service APIs using NodeJS and SQL/NoSQL databases for IoT analytics.
• Create algorithms for Device Security event connector and inspector management to transfer data to the cloud.
• Build data pipelines to support device identification, alert publishing, and device status tracking.

Skills

Distributed systems

NodeJS

Java

Python

Linux

Shell scripting

Communication skills

Problem solving

MongoDB

Kafka

Redis

Spark

Redshift

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

MongoDB

Kafka

Redis

Spark

Redshift

Job description

Palo Alto Networks seeks engineers to design state-of-the-art security products and real-time data analytics systems. You will develop AI-powered features, APIs, and services for Device Security while collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex cyber threats at scale.

We value leadership, strong cloud and distributed-systems experience, and the ability to communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary groups.