Senior Staff Engineer Software, Palo Alto Networks
Frontend, AIRS Runtime Team
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
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Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires technical depth in frontend development, a strong sense of product ownership, and the ability to influence architecture and best practices across the team
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent military experience
- 7+ years of professional software engineering, with at least 5 years in frontend development
- Expert in ReactJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, and modern frontend tools (Hooks, Webpack/Vite, Storybook, pnpm/yarn)
- Proven track record in frontend architecture and design system development
- Strong experience with responsive design, accessibility, and performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with data visualization libraries and building complex dashboards
- Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines, Git/GitHub, and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with secure-by-design principles and frontend application security
- Skilled with testing frameworks (Vitest, Jest, React Testing Library) and debugging integration/performance issues
- Nice to have: Experience with Micro Frontend architectures
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Contributions to open source projects or developer communities
What the job involves
- As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Frontend on the AIRS Runtime team, you will play a central role in building the user experience for securing AI systems at runtime
- You’ll lead the design and implementation of intuitive, scalable, and secure web applications that empower our customers to understand and protect their AI workloads
- You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and security experts to deliver a product that defines the future of AI security
- Passionate about developing highly graphical and scalable web application features that offer customers insights into their runtime security engagements and provide actionable solution suggestions
- Translate complex requirements into elegant and performant user interfaces
- Define and guide frontend architecture decisions, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and long-term quality
- Partner with product managers, UX designers, and backend engineers to deliver features end-to-end
- Promote engineering best practices including test-driven development, CI/CD, and secure-by-design principles
- Mentor engineers, fostering technical growth and a culture of excellence
- Identify opportunities to improve product usability, performance, and security, and drive solutions from concept to delivery
- The AIRS Runtime team is dedicated to building an industry-defining product in AI security
- Based in a spacious and modern office in the heart of Berlin, the team brings together cross-functional engineers and a product manager to collaborate closely
- By working side by side, we deliver a best-in-class AI runtime security product that serves customers around the world, helping them understand risks and secure their AI deployments effectively
Our take
With cyber threats evolving at lightening speed, businesses need robust solutions to protect their data and infrastructure. And the global cybersecurity market is projected to grow significantly, driven by increasing cyberattacks and the adoption of digital transformation initiatives. Because of this, companies are seeking security platforms that can address these challenges efficiently.
That's where Palo Alto Networks steps in, a frontrunner in the cybersecurity arena. It offers a suite of AI-powered security solutions designed to safeguard enterprises across various sectors. Its platforms, such as Cortex XSIAM and Prisma AIRS, integrate advanced threat detection, zero trust architecture, and real-time response capabilities so organizations are ready to manage and mitigate risks.
Its leadership is evident too, with impressive growth and strategic partnerships. Recently the company surpassed $1.5M in sales through the Google Cloud Marketplace, highlighting the demand for its innovative security solutions. Additionally, a collaboration with AT&T aims to enhance cybersecurity offerings, further solidifying its position in the market.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2022
$34m
SERIES A
May 2022
$11m
SEED
Total funding: $45m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
- Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
- Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
- Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
- Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
- Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day. Life at Palo Alto Network
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Nikesh Arora
(CEO & Chairman)Previously the President and COO at SoftBank, CBO at Google, and CMO at T-Mobile.
Nir Zuk
(Founder & CTO)Previously CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Neworks in 2004. They also co-founded OneSecure where they served as CTO and was the Principal Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies.
Lee Klarich
(CPO)Initially joined Palo Alto in 2006 as the EVP of Product Management and became CPO in 2018. Prior to this, they were the Director of Product Management at Juniper Networks and a Product Line Manager at NetScreen Technologies.
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