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# Sr. Principal Software Software (Prisma AIRS Runtime Security)

- **Company:** Palo Alto Networks
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $183,600.0 - $297,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Internet Security, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Grafana, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend, Agentic-AI, Gitlab, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-principal-software-software-prisma-airs-runtime-security-palo-alto-ca--435f25d3-c7fa-45e3-bf3e-deab17827935

## About the Role

Leading Edge Technology, Internet Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Problem Solving Skills, High Throughput, Architectural Services, Product Management, Mentoring, Software Engineering, Leadership, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10+ years of relevant industry experience, or a Master's degree with 8+ years of experience

 * Deep domain expertise in designing, building, and operating highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems, with exceptional programming skills in Python or Golang.
 * Proven track record of designing enterprise-wide Microservices architectures, building, and deploying high-throughput, globally scaled APIs to meet strict SLOs, maximize throughput, and reduce compute costs in production.
 * Broad experience architecting cloud-native solutions (GCP preferred), relational/NoSQL databases, container management (Kubernetes), enterprise CI/CD (GitLab, ArgoCD), and full-stack observability (Grafana, Prometheus).
 * Demonstrated ability to drive consensus across multi-team boundaries, solve ambiguous technical problems, and mentor senior engineering talent.
 * Hands-on experience architecting, building, and deploying complex Agentic workflows, tool-use pipelines, or multi-agent orchestrations

## Description

As a Sr Principal Software Engineer on the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security team, you will serve as a technical visionary and strategic leader shaping the future of AI security. You will partner with executive leadership, product management, UX designers, ML engineers, and cross-functional engineering teams to conceptualize, architect, and deliver enterprise-grade, cutting-edge solutions for the Prisma AIRS Runtime Security product. You will be at the vanguard of innovation for an industry-defining product in the rapidly evolving space of AI Runtime Security. Your responsibilities will transcend feature development to lead continuous performance and efficiency optimizations, enabling high-throughput integrations across AI detection infrastructure and partner engineering teams. You will drive technical excellence across the organization, set architectural standards, and act as a force multiplier by mentoring other engineers in the team., * Lead cross-functional with Product Management, SRE, ML, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new, enterprise-grade security as a service offerings in a timely fashion.

 * Tackle complex, ambiguous technical challenges across system boundaries, translating high-level product and security vision into resilient, production-ready backend architectures.
 * Proactively identify technical bottlenecks and scaling opportunities, driving continuous performance and efficiency optimizations to maximize throughput, lower latency, and streamline resource utilization at scale.
 * Evangelize and implement modern engineering best practices, including agentic coding workflows and spec-driven development within the team.
 * Lead the architectural design and execution of large-scale enterprise systems with model serving infrastructure, ensuring seamless, scalable integration across backend services and partner engineering services.
 * Mentor senior and junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning within the team.