We are seeking a Senior Staff AI Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of next-generation scalable AI services at Palo Alto Networks, focusing on AI-native engineering, agentic systems, and LLM evaluation.
Responsibilities
Drive the strategic architectural vision and deployment of high-quality, scalable software assets using Python and React.
Architect and govern advanced agentic systems using Vertex AI Agent SDK or LangChain/LangGraph and A2A protocols.
Establish enterprise-wide AI Evaluation (Evals) frameworks and automated benchmarking pipelines for LLM/agent performance.
Define organizational strategy for data retrieval pipelines using vector embeddings, semantic search, and similarity-based retrieval.
Establish enterprise-wide prompt engineering standards and LLM security frameworks against prompt injection.
Standardize and scale Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to bridge enterprise IT data with LLM applications.
Partner with technical executives and cross-functional teams to align AI initiatives with business objectives.
Mentor and cultivate technical leaders and engineers across the organization.
Take ultimate accountability for cross-team project outcomes ensuring enterprise-grade standards.
Palo Alto Networks is an American multinational cybersecurity company that provides a comprehensive platform including advanced firewalls, cloud security, and security automation to secure applications, users, data, and networks for enterprises, government entities, and service providers. It is known for its Unit 42 threat research team and its commitment to zero-trust network security and AI-driven security operations.