Senior IT AI Engineer - Finance & Cloud Platforms

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Staff-level IT Automation & AI Engineer to advance finance-related initiatives and modernize processes. You will partner with Finance to establish standards, drive scalable AI-enabled systems, and deliver impact across the enterprise.

You will work across full-stack web development (TypeScript, NestJS, React), cloud-native services on GCP, and AI-driven architectures, shaping technical direction and reusable patterns for the broader team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack development experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading architectural design for complex systems.
• Experience deploying and scaling cloud-native applications (GCP preferred).
• Practical experience designing and implementing AI-integrated systems (RAG, embeddings, tool/function calling, evaluation patterns).
• Strong understanding of system reliability, observability, and production operations.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction and multiply team impact.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the design of scalable full-stack enterprise applications supporting finance initiatives using TypeScript, NestJS, React, and SQL.
• Define system architecture, data models, service boundaries, and integration patterns for finance-critical platforms.
• Establish and standardize AI patterns including RAG pipelines, structured LLM workflows, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from architecture through production rollout.
• Ensure strong reliability, security, observability, and performance across systems.
• Influence cross-functional technical decisions with Finance stakeholders and engineering partners.
• Identify opportunities to modernize finance workflows through automation and applied AI.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex production or architectural challenges.
• Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering standards across the team.

Skills

Full-stack development

React

TypeScript

NestJS

Node.js

GCP

AI integration

RAG pipelines

Observability

Security

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

GCP

Vertex AI

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Staff-level IT Automation & AI Engineer to advance finance-related initiatives and modernize processes. You will partner with Finance to establish standards, drive scalable AI-enabled systems, and deliver impact across the enterprise.

You will work across full-stack web development (TypeScript, NestJS, React), cloud-native services on GCP, and AI-driven architectures, shaping technical direction and reusable patterns for the broader team.