This role pays less than
81%
of similar roles. Most pay
$170,750–$238,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$163k
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.
Staff Software Engineer(Cloudops) joins the team as an AI-Native Cloud Software Engineer focused on building software engines, intelligent pipelines, and autonomous systems to power a multi-cloud presence. The role involves designing and optimizing distributed cloud applications across AWS, Azure, and GCP while transitioning from traditional configuration management to self-healing architectures. Key responsibilities include developing generative infrastructure using Pulumi, AWS CDK, or Terraform, creating agentic workflows with TypeScript, Node.js, Go, or Python, and implementing advanced observability via OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. The candidate will manage Kubernetes clusters, automate cloud governance, and develop "On-Call AI Agents" for incident response. Required expertise includes experience with LLM APIs, vector databases, GitHub Actions, and Linux internals to solve complex problems in high-throughput distributed systems and automated infrastructure orchestration within a multi-cloud environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
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