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

Your Career

The IT Engineering team builds AI-first enterprise systems that power critical business workflows across the company. This role will focus on advancing finance-related initiatives, partnering closely with Finance stakeholders to modernize and automate high-impact processes.

We operate at the intersection of full-stack application development, cloud-native automation, and applied AI. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals combined with the ability to design scalable systems, integrate AI responsibly, and deliver measurable business impact. You will work across modern web development (TypeScript, NestJS, React), cloud-native services on GCP, and AI-driven architectures (Vertex AI, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration).

At this level, you will shape technical direction, define architectural standards, and drive AI-first engineering practices while contributing reusable patterns across the broader team.

Your Impact

• Architect and lead the design of scalable full-stack enterprise applications supporting finance initiatives using TypeScript, NestJS, React, and SQL

• Define system architecture, data models, service boundaries, and integration patterns for finance-critical platforms

• Establish and standardize AI patterns including RAG pipelines, structured LLM workflows, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails

• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from architecture through production rollout

• Ensure strong reliability, security, observability, and performance across systems

• Influence cross-functional technical decisions with Finance stakeholders and engineering partners

• Identify opportunities to modernize finance workflows through automation and applied AI

• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex production or architectural challenges

• Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering standards across the team

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• Dual major in Finance or demonstrated domain exposure in Finance is a plus

• 5-7+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong full-stack development experience

• Demonstrated experience leading architectural design for complex systems

• Experience deploying and scaling cloud-native applications (GCP preferred)

• Practical experience designing and implementing AI-integrated systems (RAG, embeddings, tool/function calling, evaluation patterns)

• Strong understanding of system reliability, observability, and production operations

• Proven ability to influence technical direction and multiply team impact

Preferred Experience

• Experience deploying cloud-native applications (GCP preferred)

• React, Node.js/NestJS, TypeScript

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$124,000.00 - $201,500.00/yr

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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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?: Yes