Palo Alto Networks

Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Palo Alto Networks$147K — $237K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong background on machine learning and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of software development experience, focusing on cloud-native and SaaS applications
  • Proven experience in designing large-scale, distributed systems on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Strong proficiency in a modern programming language such as Python, Go, or Java
  • Demonstrated experience with the full machine learning lifecycle, including model deployment and MLOps

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for end-to-end solution delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives
  • Drive the development of scalable cloud security architecture through strategic planning and hands-on coding
  • Establish best practices for model versioning, reproducibility, auditing, and compliance to ensure code quality and data privacy
  • Architect and lead the entire ML lifecycle from development and training to production deployment and real-time inference
  • Build and maintain automated systems for continuous integration, delivery (CI/CD), and monitoring of backend and ML components
  • Continuously evaluate and integrate cutting-edge MLOps tools and frameworks to enhance system scalability and reliability
  • Design and implement robust cloud security solutions to resolve complex backend infrastructure and ML model challenges

Benefits

  • Employee benefits include a range of options tailored to support work-life balance and well-being
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in cybersecurity innovation
  • A culture that encourages diverse teams to innovate together and challenge the status quo
  • Industry-leading professional development and growth opportunities
  • Contribution to meaningful projects that directly impact cybersecurity and national security
Full Job Description
Job Summary

The Team

Engineering - Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating - challenging the way we, and the industry, think about 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.

Job Summary

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in designing and delivering robust, next-generation cloud security solutions. You will drive the development of scalable cloud security architecture through hands-on coding, manage the full product lifecycle, and collaborate across teams to simplify complex technical issues and deliver high-quality security-as-a-service offerings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership for end-to-end solution delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product, SRE, QA, and Support) to align engineering efforts with business objectives.
  • Drive the development of scalable cloud security architecture through a balance of strategic planning and hands-on coding.
  • Establish and evangelize best practices for model versioning, reproducibility, auditing, and compliance to ensure code quality and data privacy across the organization.
  • Architect and lead the entire ML lifecycle, from initial development and training to production deployment and real-time inference.
  • Build and maintain automated, resilient systems for continuous integration, delivery (CI/CD), and monitoring of backend and machine learning components.
  • Continuously evaluate and integrate cutting-edge MLOps tools and frameworks to enhance system scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
  • Security, Infrastructure & Optimization
  • Design and implement robust, next-generation cloud security solutions to resolve complex backend infrastructure and ML model challenges.
  • Strategically manage and optimize ML infrastructure and pipelines to improve performance, ensure smooth production integration, and reduce operational costs.


Qualifications
  • Strong background on machine learning and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of software development experience, with a focus on cloud-native and SaaS applications.
  • Proven experience in designing and building large-scale, distributed systems on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Go, or Java.
  • Demonstrated experience with the full machine learning lifecycle, including model deployment and MLOps.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience in the cybersecurity domain or with network security products.
  • Expertise with containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with real-time data processing and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink).
  • Contributions to open-source projects in the cloud-native or MLOps space.


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.

$147,000.00 - $237,500.00/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.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of security. The company serves over 70,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100. It is home to the Unit 42 threat research team and hosts the Ignite cybersecurity conference.
Learn more about Palo Alto Networks
Size
11,870 employees
Market Cap
$42.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$368.2 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+25.7%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
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