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Senior Principal Backend Engineer

Palo Alto Networks·Tel Aviv, Israel·en
On-siteFull-timeBackend DevelopmentCybersecurity

Shape backend architecture for security platforms, challenge core systems, and prototype AI solutions. Guide engineering teams through technical reviews and mentorship while evaluating technologies and market trends.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate core system architecture and champion quality and resilience.
  • Rapidly prototype generative AI integrations and assess models and technologies.
  • Connect technical decisions to business value, market trends, and the competitive landscape.
  • Guide cross-functional teams, lead high-level design reviews, and mentor engineers.
  • Engage with the technology community and attend industry conferences.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in scalable server-side architecture.
  • Proven experience building and deploying AI systems in production.
  • Experience designing and integrating generative AI solutions into enterprise backend architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of AI models, frameworks, and prompting techniques.
  • Deep expertise with database technologies and major distributed cloud platforms, including GCP, AWS, or Azure.
  • Willingness to code and rapidly build proofs of concept.

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