Distinguished Architect Software Engineer (Cortex AgentiX)

Who We Are

Key Responsibilities

• Architect Autonomous Infrastructure: Design resilient, low-latency execution environments for autonomous agents, focusing on state management, dynamic planning, and tool orchestration.
• Bridge AI & Systems Engineering: Integrate LLM orchestration, vector retrieval, and automated evaluation harnesses into enterprise-grade backend services.
• Set Technical Vision: Own architectural strategy for Cortex AgentiX, establishing standards for fault tolerance, security, and scalable AI operations.
• Drive Engineering Excellence: Lead technical design reviews, champion rigorous testing/eval frameworks, and mentor Principal and Staff engineers across multidisciplinary teams.
• Partner with Research: Translate cutting-edge security research and AI model capabilities into robust, production-grade products.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience designing high-throughput, distributed backend systems, with a track record of architectural leadership at scale.
• Hands-on experience deploying production-grade LLM architectures, agentic frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, or custom orchestrators), vector databases, and automated evaluation pipelines.
• Advanced mastery of Go or Python in cloud-native, microservices environments (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Deep expertise in event-driven architectures, asynchronous execution models, and system performance optimization under high concurrency.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders, guide multi-team technical roadmaps, and elevate engineering capabilities across an R&D hub.
• Prior production experience with AI is mandatory, with a background in LLMs/harness/evaluation-tools and other AI Infra.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-driven automation or intelligent agents is highly advantageous.
• Our Commitment
• We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
• We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
• Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.