Senior Software Engineer - Data Pipelines (Cortex)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 18, 2026. Palo Alto Networks scores B on the Alion truth index.
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.
Who We Are
In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!
We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.Job Summary
Join the Cortex team and own the backend strategy for our integrated detection and response engine. You will be responsible for transforming raw endpoint, network, and cloud data into actionable intelligence, using AI-driven techniques to dramatically reduce false positives and focus our defense on what truly matters: stopping the world’s most critical threats
We are constantly innovating-challenging the way we, and the industry, think about big-data, AI & cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.
We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment
Your Impact:
- You will operate with the agility and autonomy of a high-growth startup, backed by the massive scale and resources of a global leader. You will architect and scale a world-class data infrastructure capable of processing billions of events per second in real-time.
- By integrating state-of-the-art AI technologies, you will transform raw telemetry from the industry's leading cyber products into high-fidelity, actionable intelligence.
- You will own the end-to-end software development life cycle, from conceptualizing complex distributed systems to deploying high-performance code. Your mission is to build AI-augmented systems that are not only fast and maintainable but are resilient enough to outpace the world's most sophisticated cyber threats.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience - Must Experience in distributed cloud products Experienced with a variety of database technologies (Mysql / Cassandra / Google BigQuery Amazon Redshift / ElasticSearch / Neo4J) - Advantage Experience in designing, building and maintaining a scalable server-side application Knowledge of the cyber field
- BSc in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge or equivalent military experience required
- Proven experience in AI Workloads Hands-on experience building and scaling AI/ML workloads, including familiarity with LLM orchestration, Model Serving - an advantage
- Experience in Go / Python - an advantage
- Experience with GCP - an advantage
- Experience with Kubernetes/Docker - an advantage
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.