Staff / Senior IT Software Engineer

Palo Alto Networks

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$124,000–$201,500 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $163k
$111k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $152,955–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $163k versus about $187k 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 30 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $154,000–$249,500 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff / Senior IT Software Engineer

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As a Staff IT Software Engineer on the IT Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing finance-related initiatives by modernizing and automating critical business workflows. Your day-to-day responsibilities include architecting scalable full-stack enterprise applications using TypeScript, NestJS, React, and SQL, defining system architecture for finance platforms, establishing AI patterns such as RAG pipelines, and ensuring robust reliability and security across systems. You will also mentor senior engineers and influence technical decisions with Finance stakeholders, driving the adoption of cloud-native services on GCP and AI-driven architectures like Vertex AI. This role requires strong software engineering fundamentals, experience in full-stack development, and a proven track record of leading complex system designs while delivering measurable business impact through automation and applied AI.

Skills

TypeScript NestJS React GCP Vertex AI RAG SQL Kubernetes CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Python Docker

What you'll do

  • Architect and lead the design of scalable full-stack enterprise applications for finance initiatives.
  • Define system architecture, data models, service boundaries, and integration patterns for critical platforms.
  • Establish standardized AI patterns including RAG pipelines and structured LLM workflows.
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from architecture through production rollout.
  • Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering standards across the team.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience with full-stack development skills.
  • Experience leading architectural design for complex systems and deploying cloud-native applications (GCP preferred).
  • Practical experience designing AI-integrated systems including RAG pipelines and embeddings.
  • Strong understanding of system reliability, observability, and production operations.
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction and mentor senior engineers.

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