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You will join the Platform Automation group, the central engine driving the next generation of security operations. Our team owns the foundational automation
layer of the Cortex Platform. We are responsible for the Automated Remediation capabilities that unify detection, investigation, and response across the entire Cortex suite, including XSIAM, XDR, and XSOAR, and Cortex Cloud.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a high-impact technical contributor responsible for developing and scaling our automation ecosystems. This role requires an engineer who can translate emerging LLM capabilities into production-grade reliability. You will work on the technical foundations that enable autonomous security workflows, ensuring our platform is robust and compatible with the evolving Agentic AI landscape.
Your Impact
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will create simple solutions to complex problems and drive technical excellence.
End-to-End Ownership: Take full responsibility for features from inception to production, including negotiating requirements and scope with Product Managers and performing comprehensive QA/validation for your own deliverables.
Scalable Engineering Standards: Implement high-quality technical standards for the platforms automation ecosystem, utilizing advanced CI/CD governance and robust telemetry to track execution health.
Codebase Adaptability: Demonstrate the ability to quickly gain proficiency in unfamiliar, complex codebases and contribute high-quality code across different repositories and tech stacks.
AI Production Fluency: Architect end-to-end AI pipelines and design, tune, and orchestrate autonomous agentic models, keeping in mind limitations like atency, hallucinations, and determinism, seamlessly embedding advanced cognitive capabilities into scalable production systems.
Prototyping & Integration: Proactively take on new product areas, building prototypes and integrating new functionality into existing systems with minimal guidance.
Cross-Team Collaboration: Act as a technical bridge between diverse R&D teams to drive unified, complex initiatives.

Were looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in the Detection Platform group, you will be tasked with being the technical authority responsible for defining and evolving the architecture of the cloud-native systems that power our AI SIEM detection, hunting, and response capabilities, including large-scale real-time detection engines, stateful detection engines, anomaly detections, ML pipelines, agentic SOC and threat-hunting capabilities. You will lead the design and execution of backend systems that process billions of events and several petabytes of data daily and serve tens of thousands of security specialists at enterprise and government customers worldwide. Your technical leadership will bridge long-term architectural strategy and high-velocity product delivery, and you will drive cross-team initiatives that shape how detection and response are built and operated across the group.

Are you a results-driven backend or full-stack engineer passionate about building scalable, cloud-native microservices? Do you thrive in an agile, startup-like environment while having the backing of a market leader? At our company, you wont just be a coder; you'll be an architect of innovation, shaping the future of identity security.
Our engineering team is the core of our success. We build high-quality, professional-grade products on a mature, event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We're now seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to be a foundational member of a new team building a cutting-edge, cloud-based SaaS identity analytics product from the ground up.
Your Mission: The First 12 Months

First 3 Months: You will be fully integrated into our agile team, actively contributing to the design and development of core microservices for our new SaaS product. You will have a comprehensive understanding of the product architecture and roadmap, and you'll be writing high-quality, test-covered code in Go.

First 6 Months: You will take ownership of significant features, from design and estimation to implementation and deployment. You'll be expected to contribute to our continuous delivery pipeline and improve code quality by producing unit and end-to-end tests, aiming to increase code coverage by 15-20%.

First 12 Months: You will be a key contributor to the product's evolution, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with product management to define and implement new features. You will have made a measurable impact on the product's performance and scalability, and you'll be a go-to expert for critical components of the system.

What You'll Do

Design, develop, and deploy backend microservices in Go. Success will be measured by the delivery of well-tested, scalable, and maintainable code that meets product requirements and is deployed to production in a timely manner.

Integrate AI-assisted tooling into day-to-day DevOps and engineering workflows. Success will be measured by improvements in productivity, scalability, and operational efficiency. You will achieve this by leveraging AI tools to generate initial configuration drafts, validate infrastructure code, and recommend workflow improvements, while utilizing AI-driven automation to reduce repetitive manual tasks and accelerate engineering execution without sacrificing high-quality standards.

Collaborate on designs, code reviews, and testing. Success will be measured by your active participation in team meetings, providing constructive feedback on peer code reviews, and contributing to a collaborative and positive team environment.

Produce unit and end-to-end tests. Success will be measured by your consistent contributions to our test suites, with a focus on increasing code coverage and improving the overall quality and reliability of the product.

Create and refine design and engineering best practices. Success will be measured by tangible improvements to our development processes and documentation, leading to increased team efficiency and code quality.

As a Senior or Principal Software Engineer in Cortex Cloud, you will contribute to the development and scaling of cloud-native security solutions for enterprise organizations. This role involves working within an established team to evolve a high-traffic product, with a focus on refining architecture, optimizing the technology stack, and maintaining engineering standards.
Your responsibilities include writing reliable code, influencing product direction, and designing distributed systems. You will be expected to make technical decisions that impact the long-term stability and performance of cloud workload protection services.
AI Integration & Engineering Workflow
A core component of our development process is the use of AI. Rather than basic code completion, we integrate AI assistants as functional components of our workflow. Our team utilizes a multi-agent AI system (IDEX/ProDex) that assists across the development lifecycle: from planning and architecture to code analysis and security reviews.
In this role, you will:
Work with AI Tools:Utilize platforms such asGemini, Claude, and Cursorfor tasks beyond code generation, including root-cause analysis, system design reviews, and architectural assessment.
Develop AI-Augmented Workflows:Help refine how AI is integrated into the SDLC, including the orchestration of agents and the development of internal tools that extend AI capabilities across our codebase.
Maintain Quality Standards:While AI assists in increasing velocity, you are responsible for the technical output. This includes critical review of all generated code and ensuring that AI-assisted work aligns with our architectural requirements and security benchmarks.
Interact with Specialized Agents:Coordinate with AI agents (Product, Architecture, Security) that operate on shared context to assist in managing complex engineering tasks.
We are looking for engineers who are interested in leveraging AI as a technical tool to manage complexity and who want to contribute to the practical application of human-AI collaboration in a cloud environment.

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer for our Cortex engineering group, focusing on Cortex XSOAR, Cortex XSIAM, and new Cortex AI solutions. In this role, you will design and implement robust backend services for our leading-edge security orchestration, automation, and response platform. You will also contribute to creating innovative AI-based solutions, enhancing shared Cortex infrastructures. This is an exceptional opportunity for those eager to advance Cortex products with AI-driven capabilities and make a significant impact in the cybersecurity industry.
Key Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end backend development of features and components, from design and development to testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Proactively collaborate and exchange information with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and ensure alignment on product integrations.
Contribute to team-wide efforts including code reviews, design reviews, and architectural decisions, ensuring high-quality and maintainable code.
Apply a production-oriented approach, providing real-time mitigation and effective solutions to production issues to ensure platform stability and reliability.
Challenge curiously and positively by exploring new technologies and methodologies to enhance our backend services and AI capabilities.

As a Senior or Principal Software Engineer in Cortex Cloud, you will contribute to the development and scaling of cloud-native security solutions for enterprise organizations. This role involves working within an established team to evolve a high-traffic product, with a focus on refining architecture, optimizing the technology stack, and maintaining engineering standards.
Your responsibilities include writing reliable code, influencing product direction, and designing distributed systems. You will be expected to make technical decisions that impact the long-term stability and performance of cloud workload protection services.
AI Integration & Engineering Workflow
A core component of our development process is the use of AI. Rather than basic code completion, we integrate AI assistants as functional components of our workflow. Our team utilizes a multi-agent AI system (IDEX/ProDex) that assists across the development lifecycle: from planning and architecture to code analysis and security reviews.
In this role, you will:
Work with AI Tools:Utilize platforms such asGemini, Claude, and Cursorfor tasks beyond code generation, including root-cause analysis, system design reviews, and architectural assessment.
Develop AI-Augmented Workflows:Help refine how AI is integrated into the SDLC, including the orchestration of agents and the development of internal tools that extend AI capabilities across our codebase.
Maintain Quality Standards:While AI assists in increasing velocity, you are responsible for the technical output. This includes critical review of all generated code and ensuring that AI-assisted work aligns with our architectural requirements and security benchmarks.
Interact with Specialized Agents:Coordinate with AI agents (Product, Architecture, Security) that operate on shared context to assist in managing complex engineering tasks.
We are looking for engineers who are interested in leveraging AI as a technical tool to manage complexity and who want to contribute to the practical application of human-AI collaboration in a cloud environment.

As a Senior or Principal Software Engineer in Cortex Cloud, you will contribute to the development and scaling of cloud-native security solutions for enterprise organizations. This role involves working within an established team to evolve a high-traffic product, with a focus on refining architecture, optimizing the technology stack, and maintaining engineering standards.
Your responsibilities include writing reliable code, influencing product direction, and designing distributed systems. You will be expected to make technical decisions that impact the long-term stability and performance of cloud workload protection services.
AI Integration & Engineering Workflow
A core component of our development process is the use of AI. Rather than basic code completion, we integrate AI assistants as functional components of our workflow. Our team utilizes a multi-agent AI system (IDEX/ProDex) that assists across the development lifecycle: from planning and architecture to code analysis and security reviews.
In this role, you will:
Work with AI Tools:Utilize platforms such asGemini, Claude, and Cursorfor tasks beyond code generation, including root-cause analysis, system design reviews, and architectural assessment.
Develop AI-Augmented Workflows:Help refine how AI is integrated into the SDLC, including the orchestration of agents and the development of internal tools that extend AI capabilities across our codebase.
Maintain Quality Standards:While AI assists in increasing velocity, you are responsible for the technical output. This includes critical review of all generated code and ensuring that AI-assisted work aligns with our architectural requirements and security benchmarks.
Interact with Specialized Agents:Coordinate with AI agents (Product, Architecture, Security) that operate on shared context to assist in managing complex engineering tasks.
We are looking for engineers who are interested in leveraging AI as a technical tool to manage complexity and who want to contribute to the practical application of human-AI collaboration in a cloud environment.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Cortex Platform Application team, you will be a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and operating critical backend platform services used across Cortex. This role is for an engineer who can combine deep platform/backend expertise with strong ownership, practical execution, and cross-team influence. You will help build scalable and reliable services, guide technical decisions, improve engineering methods, mentor engineers, and raise the quality of how the team designs, ships, documents, tests, and operates its systems. The team owns a broad set of platform capabilities, including areas such as application configuration, dashboards and reporting infrastructure, metrics, multi-tenant and MSSP infrastructure, log forwarding, notifications, auditing, access and permission engines, filtering and querying infrastructure, and other shared application platform domains. We are looking for someone who is not only strong technically, but also enjoys joining a high-performing team, taking ownership from within, and helping turn strong execution into repeatable engineering practice. A successful candidate will quickly become a trusted part of the team by shipping meaningful work, learning the team's domains, and helping others move faster. Over time, this person will help the team increase delivery capacity while also improving how work is designed, documented, tested, operated, and shared across the organization. The right person will not act as an external advisor or abstract architect. They will join the team's day-to-day work, earn trust through execution, and help create organized technical influence from inside the team.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate scalable, reliable, and secure backend services for the Cortex Platform.
Act as a hands-on technical leader, writing and reviewing production code for critical platform services.
Lead technical design for complex backend and platform domains, balancing long-term architecture with practical delivery.
Own and improve core platform capabilities used by internal engineering teams and Cortex customers.
Drive operational excellence, including observability, monitoring, alerting, incident response, reliability, and participation in on-call.
Improve engineering methods around documentation, testing, design reviews, ownership models, and production readiness.
Mentor senior, mid-level, and junior engineers through design guidance, code reviews, production work, and day-to-day collaboration.
Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, security experts, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams.
Help internal customers use platform capabilities correctly by creating clarity, alignment, and practical technical guidance.
Identify gaps in systems, processes, and ownership, and lead improvements without adding unnecessary process or friction.
Contribute to a calm, practical, low-ego engineering culture focused on ownership, execution, and continuous improvement.

As a Senior or Principal Software Engineer in Cortex Cloud, you will contribute to the development and scaling of cloud-native security solutions for enterprise organizations. This role involves working within an established team to evolve a high-traffic product, with a focus on refining architecture, optimizing the technology stack, and maintaining engineering standards.
Your responsibilities include writing reliable code, influencing product direction, and designing distributed systems. You will be expected to make technical decisions that impact the long-term stability and performance of cloud workload protection services.
AI Integration & Engineering Workflow
A core component of our development process is the use of AI. Rather than basic code completion, we integrate AI assistants as functional components of our workflow. Our team utilizes a multi-agent AI system (IDEX/ProDex) that assists across the development lifecycle: from planning and architecture to code analysis and security reviews.
In this role, you will:
Work with AI Tools:Utilize platforms such asGemini, Claude, and Cursorfor tasks beyond code generation, including root-cause analysis, system design reviews, and architectural assessment.
Develop AI-Augmented Workflows:Help refine how AI is integrated into the SDLC, including the orchestration of agents and the development of internal tools that extend AI capabilities across our codebase.
Maintain Quality Standards:While AI assists in increasing velocity, you are responsible for the technical output. This includes critical review of all generated code and ensuring that AI-assisted work aligns with our architectural requirements and security benchmarks.
Interact with Specialized Agents:Coordinate with AI agents (Product, Architecture, Security) that operate on shared context to assist in managing complex engineering tasks.
We are looking for engineers who are interested in leveraging AI as a technical tool to manage complexity and who want to contribute to the practical application of human-AI collaboration in a cloud environment.

We are hiring an AI Researcher to join the research team building the next generation of AI-native security systems. You will work alongside security and threat researchers to build large-scale AI agents that reason over software, code, endpoint activity, and security signals to detect malicious behavior, uncover vulnerabilities, assess risk, and make autonomous security decisions in real-world production environments. We are entering the Mythos era - where attackers operate at machine speed using autonomous systems and AI-generated software, and defenders must evolve the same way. We use state-of-the-art frontier models, including access to Mythos, to build reliable AI-native security systems at global scale. You will help design the evaluations, harnesses, and reliability infrastructure that make autonomous agents dependable under real customer load, while collaborating with leading AI organizations including Anthropic on initiatives such as Glasswing. This is an opportunity to work at the frontier of AI, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity while helping define how the next generation of security systems will operate.
Key Responsibilities
Build AI agents and autonomous security systems that reason over software, code, endpoint activity, MCPs, and security signals to detect malicious behavior, uncover vulnerabilities, and assess risk at production scale.
Develop systems, tooling, and infrastructure that enable agents to autonomously investigate threats, hunt for malware in massive datasets, and operate reliably in complex security environments.
Design and run experiments to evaluate frontier-model and agent capabilities in realistic adversarial scenarios, including benchmark creation, large-scale datasets, automated evaluations, and human-in-the-loop review systems.
Build the evaluation harnesses, observability systems, and reliability infrastructure required to make autonomous agents accurate, scalable, and dependable under real customer load.
Engineer for scale and performance across large distributed AI systems, including inference optimization, orchestration, batching, caching, cost controls, and graceful degradation under high demand.
Continuously evaluate emerging models, agent architectures, prompting techniques, and research directions to ensure our systems remain at the frontier of AI-native cybersecurity.
Rapidly prototype and test new approaches across reasoning, autonomy, evaluations, and security workflows as the AI landscape evolves.
Partner closely with threat and security researchers to extract domain expertise, translate analyst reasoning into AI workflows, and enable new forms of automation and autonomous investigation.
Collaborate with leading AI and security researchers to shape the future of AI-native cybersecurity as the industry transitions into the Mythos era.
Senior candidates will help define research direction, shape technical strategy, identify high-leverage problems, and influence how autonomous AI systems are deployed across the organization.