Staff Software Engineer

Job Summary

You will join a Research and Development (R&D) team that will give you the opportunity to make a global impact. One that protects our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyber attacks. A team looking for engineers who are passionate about technology, have an interest in cyber security, and also want to make a positive difference in the world that we live in. The projects our engineers are assigned will give real hands-on experience working on our products from our Strata, Prisma and Cortex organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy software solutions with agility and rapid iteration.
• Use and experiment with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, internal agents) to boost productivity and improve code quality.
• Help define and evolve new engineering practices that leverage AI for code generation, testing, documentation, refactoring, and operations.
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in peer reviews and team design discussions.
• Contribute to the automation of development, deployment, and monitoring processes as part of a DevOps culture.
• Continuously learn and apply new AI technologies, frameworks, and techniques that can enhance developer workflows.
• Participate in team retrospectives and help drive improvements in team velocity and product quality.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience or a Master's degree earned recently or anticipated to be earned within the next 12 months in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering or something similar.

• Strong programming skills in either Python, Java or C/C++.
• Familiarity with Networking fundamentals (for Embedded & Distributed Systems positions).
• An understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science.
• Exemplify strong initiative and ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Ability to work cross functionally with other engineers, researchers and Product Managers.
• Excellent communications skills and an interest in Cybersecurity.

Preferred (Not Required) Qualifications

• Exposure to large language models (LLMs) or AI/ML APIs, even through personal projects.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (GCP, AWS or Azure) and containerized development (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with modern developer tools such as CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, and infrastructure-as-code.

Pay and benefits

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes