Senior Principal Engineer - Prisma AIRS Runtime Security

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

California

On-site

USD 184,000 - 297,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Sr Principal Software Engineer for the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security team in California.

You will shape AI security architecture, collaborate with executives, product, UX, ML engineers, and other engineering teams to deliver enterprise-grade security solutions. You will drive performance optimizations, set architectural standards, and mentor engineers, helping to scale detection infrastructure and integrations across services.

Qualifications

  • Experience designing scalable distributed systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Python or Go.
  • Proven enterprise microservices experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional with Product Management, SRE, ML, and QA to deliver enterprise security services on time.
  • Translate product vision into resilient backend architectures across system boundaries.
  • Identify bottlenecks, optimize performance, reduce latency, and scale resources.
  • Promote modern engineering practices and spec-driven development.
  • Lead architecture of large-scale systems with model serving infrastructure.
  • Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.

Skills

Distributed systems design
Python
Go/Golang
Microservices architecture
High throughput APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
Master's degree in a related field

Tools

GCP
Kubernetes
GitLab
ArgoCD
Grafana
Prometheus
Relational/NoSQL databases

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Sr Principal Software Engineer for the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security team in California.

You will shape AI security architecture, collaborate with executives, product, UX, ML engineers, and other engineering teams to deliver enterprise-grade security solutions. You will drive performance optimizations, set architectural standards, and mentor engineers, helping to scale detection infrastructure and integrations across services.

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