Sr. Staff Software Engineer
Palo Alto Networks2 days ago
USA (city not specified)Staff+
Base Salary
$154k - $249k/yr
Responsibilities
- Engineer autonomous systems with LangChain and ADK to inspect, govern, and optimize AI/ML workloads.
- Manage GPU cluster provisioning, optimize model batching, and track per-token unit economics programmatically.
- Build closed-loop software that converts cloud optimization opportunities into executed savings across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Develop infrastructure-as-code pipelines using Terraform and Pulumi with real-time cost checks.
- Train and deploy predictive machine learning models to analyze usage telemetry and detect spending anomalies.
- Build telemetry platforms and internal AI agents that measure unit economics, detect waste, and submit pre-validated pull requests.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, SRE, or Cloud FinOps teams.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience building software tools or AI/ML integrations for cloud resource management.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python, ReAct, and TypeScript/Node.js.
- Practical experience with LLM APIs, vector databases, agentic frameworks, and FinOps APIs across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Mastery of Terraform and Pulumi, experience with CI/CD engines, and a track record of architecting closed-loop automation in multi-cloud environments.
- Experience with Kubernetes cost allocation tools such as Kubecost or OpenCost is preferred.
- Proficiency with SQL, BigQuery, or Snowflake for processing billing exports is preferred.
- Must be local to the Bay Area to work onsite.
Benefits
- Most teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when needed.
- The role is onsite for candidates local to the Bay Area.
- The position may include restricted stock units and a bonus in addition to base compensation.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureGoogle BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesNode.jsPythonReactSnowflakeSQLTerraformTypeScript
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About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks builds cybersecurity products for enterprises and governments, including next-generation firewalls, cloud security (Prisma Cloud/Prisma Access), and SOC tools (Cortex). It sells subscriptions and appliances with cloud-delivered threat intelligence, securing networks, endpoints, and applications across data centers and public clouds. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker PANW.