Principal Machine Learning Platform Engineer (Prisma AIRS)

Job Description

Your Career

With Prisma AIRS, Palo Alto Networks is building the world's most comprehensive AI security platform. Organizations are increasingly building complex ecosystems of AI models, applications, and agents, creating dynamic new attack surfaces with risks that traditional security approaches cannot address. In response, Prisma AIRS delivers model security, posture management, AI red teaming, and runtime protection. Our customers can confidently deploy AI-driven innovation while ensuring a formidable security posture from development through runtime.

As a Principal Machine Learning Inference Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority and visionary for the Prisma AIRS team. You will be responsible for the architectural design and long‑term strategy of our AI platform – ML inference. Beyond individual contribution, you will lead complex technical projects, mentor senior engineers, and set the standard for performance, scalability, and engineering excellence across the organization. Your decisions will have a profound and lasting impact on our ability to deliver cutting‑edge AI security solutions at a massive scale.

Your Impact

• Architect and Design : Lead the architectural design of a highly scalable, low‑latency, and resilient ML inference platform capable of serving a diverse range of models for real‑time security applications.
• Technical Leadership : Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team, driving best practices in MLOps, software engineering, and system design.
• Strategic Optimization : Drive the strategy for model and system performance, guiding research and implementation of advanced optimization techniques like custom kernels, hardware acceleration, and novel serving frameworks.
• Set The Standard : Establish and enforce engineering standards for automated model deployment, robust monitoring, and operational excellence for all production ML systems.
• Cross‑Functional Vision : Act as a key technical liaison to other principal engineers, architects, and product leaders to shape the future of the Prisma AIRS platform and ensure end‑to‑end system cohesion.
• Solve the Hardest Problems : Tackle the most ambiguous and challenging technical problems in large‑scale inference, from mitigating novel security threats to achieving unprecedented performance goals.

Qualifications

Your Experience

Additional Information

Our Prisma AIRS team is a group of highly motivated and innovative engineers and researchers dedicated to solving the most challenging problems in AI security. We thrive in a collaborative environment where we value creativity, ownership, and a commitment to excellence. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology and make a significant impact on the future of cybersecurity.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non‑sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales / commissioned roles) is expected to be between $151,000 / YR – $246,500 / YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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? : Yes

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