Senior AI Engineer: GenAI & Multi-Agent Systems

Palo Alto Networks; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is hiring AI Engineers at the Staff and Senior Staff levels to join the IT Business Applications team. This role focuses on building and operating platforms powering Marketing, Sales, and Lead-to-Cash lifecycle.

You’ll work hands-on to design intelligent, agentic workflows using LLMs, agents, and embeddings to deliver production solutions. You will partner with business stakeholders, translate requirements into scalable architectures, and own delivery end-to-end from design

Qualifications

• Staff: 5+ years of experience (or 3+ with a Master’s degree).
• Sr. Staff: 8+ years of experience (or 6+ with a Master’s, 3+ with a PhD).
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and strong proficiency in Go, Java, or Node.js. Deep experience with microservices, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• AI / GenAI Stack: Hands-on experience building production apps with modern LLMs (GPT-4, Llama 3, Anthropic Claude) and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph).
• Engineering Foundations: RESTful API design, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, and Agile/Scrum delivery.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• AI Architecture & Solution Design: Translate requirements into scalable architectures with non-functional requirements in mind.
• GenAI & Multi-Agent Systems: Design multi-agent workflows for GTM-related processes.
• AI Observability & Quality: Build observable pipelines and evaluation frameworks; monitor latency and cost.
• Security & Governance: Implement guardrails to prevent PII exposure and attacks; ensure resilience.
• Leadership & Execution: Mentor engineers and communicate trade-offs to partners.

Skills

Python

Go/Java/Node.js

RESTful API design

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

AI/GenAI stack

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

LangChain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

LangSmith

Arize

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is hiring AI Engineers at the Staff and Senior Staff levels to join the IT Business Applications team. This role focuses on building and operating platforms powering Marketing, Sales, and Lead-to-Cash lifecycle.

You’ll work hands-on to design intelligent, agentic workflows using LLMs, agents, and embeddings to deliver production solutions. You will partner with business stakeholders, translate requirements into scalable architectures, and own delivery end-to-end from design