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Distinguished Architect Software Engineer (Cortex AgentiX)

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Product Engineering Referenz-ID JR-021410
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Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Distinguished Architect Software Engineer to join Cortex AgentiX. You will play a pivotal role in building scalable agentic AI infrastructure, driving the next evolution of cybersecurity autonomous agents. This role is based predominantly in our Tel Aviv office and is ideal for innovators who thrive on disruption, collaboration, rapid self-learning, and leadership.

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.

Qualifications

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  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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
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