This role pays less than
95%
of similar roles. Most pay
$192,877–$251,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$163k
versus about
$222k
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 Staff IT Software Engineer on the IT Automation & AI Engineering team, you will build modern, AI-first enterprise applications and automation platforms that support critical business functions. You will partner closely with Finance stakeholders to modernize high-impact processes by designing scalable full-stack systems, defining architectural standards, and establishing reusable patterns across the broader engineering organization. Your daily work involves architecting data models, service boundaries, and integration patterns while developing RAG pipelines, structured LLM workflows, and agent orchestration. You will utilize a technical stack including TypeScript, NestJS, React, SQL, and GCP cloud-native services to deliver reliable, secure systems. The role focuses on the specific domain of automating finance-related initiatives through applied AI and software engineering fundamentals, serving as a technical escalation point for complex production challenges while mentoring other engineers to elevate overall team standards.