Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI-First, Scalable Systems

Palo Alto Networks; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to advance architecture, AI-first workflows, and secure, scalable platform capabilities. You will own end-to-end features, drive engineering practices, and collaborate with PM and Design to deliver high-quality software.

The role emphasizes in-office collaboration, production ownership, and continuous improvement in security and reliability across production services.

Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise-grade applications using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js).
• Experience architecting, deploying, and operating scalable cloud solutions (AWS).
• Expertise in prompt/context engineering and verifying AI outputs for correctness and security.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end feature delivery with ownership of complex work and reduced cycle time.
• Lead AI-first engineering practices with rigorous evaluation of AI-generated code for security and quality.
• Architect systems for scale and extensibility with clear interfaces and reduced maintainer toil.

Skills

MEAN stack

AI tooling

Ambiguity handling

System design

Production ownership

Cross-functional influence

Tools

AWS

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to advance architecture, AI-first workflows, and secure, scalable platform capabilities. You will own end-to-end features, drive engineering practices, and collaborate with PM and Design to deliver high-quality software.

The role emphasizes in-office collaboration, production ownership, and continuous improvement in security and reliability across production services.