Principal Engineer Software - Front End

Title: Principal Engineer Software - Front End (Prisma AIRS)

Location: - USA - CA - Headquarters

Full time

Job Description:

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

Location: Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid: 3 days/week on-site at Corporate HQ) Team: AIRS (Artificial Intelligence Runtime Security)

About the AIRS Team

Palo Alto Networks is pioneering the world’s most comprehensive AI security platform through Prisma AIRS—protecting complex ecosystems of AI models, applications, and agents from development through runtime. We are building a brand-new initiative within the AIRS team focused on advancing state-of-the-art AI/ML infrastructure. We are recruiting visionary frontend leaders to design the user experience that makes these powerful AI security capabilities accessible, actionable, and intuitive for enterprise users.

The Role

As a Principal/Sr. Staff Frontend Engineer on the AIRS team, you will operate at the intersection of UX, cloud security, and AI safety. You will drive the frontend architecture from the ground up, building highly responsive, scalable, and sophisticated web applications that allow enterprise users to visualize threat classifications, tune ML models, and manage adversarial defenses. You will be a key technical leader, setting the standard for UI engineering excellence as we build this platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and development of sophisticated user interfaces for the Prisma AIRS platform, working seamlessly across on-premise, public, and private cloud environments.
• Technical Strategy: Research, recommend, and implement modern web frameworks, UI architectures, and micro-frontend strategies suited for high-volume, low-latency security platforms.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management, UX designers, and ML/backend engineers to translate complex user requirements and AI security concepts into intuitive, high-performance UI workflows.
• Engineering Excellence: Establish and drive frontend engineering standards, including modern build processes (npm/yarn, Webpack, monorepos), comprehensive CI/CD toolchains, and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Security First: Ensure the highest standards of frontend security, proactively mitigating vulnerabilities (XSS, SQL injections) and implementing type-safe code practices.
• Mentorship: Actively guide the UI team through rigorous code and architectural reviews, fostering continuous improvement and producing an extraordinary user experience.

Qualifications

​Required Qualifications:

• Education & Experience: BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience) with 8+ years of experience in software engineering, specifically focused UI or Full Stack Development with a proven track record of building scalable enterprise web applications.
• Hands-on experience setting up robust frontend toolchains for testing, documentation, and bundling using modern OS tooling libraries (npm/yarn, Webpack, monorepo structures).
• Demonstrated history of Test-Driven Development using frameworks like Jest, Mocha, or Jasmine.
• Deep understanding of web security best practices, code vulnerabilities, and type-safe code.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives, mentor teams, and thrive in ambiguous, zero-to-one product environments.

Additional Experience:

• Data Visualization: Experience with building graphical and topology-based views, including using libraries like D3.js or similar visualization tools.
• Backend Familiarity: Experience with server-side programming languages such as Node.js, GoLang, or Python.
• Advanced Integrations: Ability to quickly learn and understand complex backend APIs, including REST, data streaming, and webhooks.
• Architecture: Familiarity with Microservice architectures.

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. 

$156,400.00 - $253,000.00/yr

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.