This role pays more than
57%
of similar roles. Most pay
$170,069–$222,625
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$190k
versus about
$196k
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 Staff Software Engineer on the CPQ team, you will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert responsible for architecting and designing scalable, reliable business systems. You will lead cross-functional teams to build an AI-led, secure, and scalable Configure Price and Quote platform, managing the entire lifecycle from prototype to deployment. Your daily work involves integrating foundational and agentic AI/ML workflows, establishing engineering standards in agile environments, and developing evaluation frameworks for LLM quality and system reliability. You will utilize Java, Spring Boot, Go, TypeScript, and Node.js while working with tools like Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Spinnaker, and Docker. The role focuses on solving complex business process challenges by implementing advanced technologies such as vector embeddings, semantic search, and prompt engineering to enhance the core go-to-market platform infrastructure.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.