This role pays more than
94%
of similar roles. Most pay
$172,425–$235,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$265k
versus about
$204k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.
Palo Alto Networks currently has
34 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$159,000–$257,750
across 32 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Principal AI Software Engineer - IT Go-To-Market & Customer Experience, you will join the Information Technology team to lead the company's Generative AI transformation. You will act as a technical leader and architect, moving beyond traditional software engineering to design intelligent, agentic workflows that automate complex Go-To-Market business logic, customer support processes, and entitlement platforms. Your core responsibilities include building a proxy-first AI ecosystem for vendor independence, implementing LLM observability pipelines for cost and performance optimization, and developing multi-agent systems with Agent-to-Agent communication. You will also establish safety guardrails to prevent PII exposure and prompt injection attacks. The role requires expert proficiency in Python, extensive experience with Large Language Models like GPT-4, Llama 3, and Anthropic, and familiarity with orchestration frameworks and evaluation tools like LangSmith or Arize.
Python
AI Infrastructure
Machine Learning
Cloud Platforms
Distributed Systems
SRE
Observability
System Design
SDKs
Automated Testing
Infrastructure Engineering
Generative AI
Python
Go
Java
C++
Kubernetes
OCI
LLM
Machine Learning
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Hugging Face
CI/CD
Microservices
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure Automation