Sr. Engineering Manager Console

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

We're looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the team building the core systems that power Console's AI agents. You'll lead engineers responsible for agent execution, orchestration, and the distributed backend systems that enable autonomous workflows across enterprise applications.

This role combines deep technical involvement with a high bar for talent and execution. You'll stay close to architecture, system design, and implementation, working alongside your team to solve complex challenges around distributed execution, workflow orchestration, state management, and reliability. You'll contribute directly to technical problem-solving while empowering Tech Leads and engineers to own implementation.

You'll be accountable for building an exceptional team, developing engineers, and driving execution. We're looking for a leader who thrives in ambiguity, brings strong technical judgment, and knows how to scale engineering teams without sacrificing startup speed.

• Lead a high-performing team of platform engineers responsible for Console's agent execution, orchestration, and foundational backend systems, establishing clear ownership and accountability.
• Stay deeply involved in architecture, system design, debugging, and technical problem-solving, partnering with Tech Leads on complex engineering challenges and contributing to implementation when needed.
• Drive engineering execution and delivery, translating product and technical priorities into clear plans, managing dependencies, and consistently delivering against commitments.
• Partner with Product and AI Engineering to evolve Console's agentic architecture and deliver scalable platform capabilities that support increasingly sophisticated agent workflows.
• Own team performance and development, including coaching, career growth, feedback, promotions, and difficult conversations.
• Partner with Tech Leads on technical scope, sequencing, and timelines, empowering them to own detailed technical decisions while maintaining accountability for delivery.
• Build and scale an exceptional engineering team through hiring, talent development, and resource allocation, introducing structure without unnecessary bureaucracy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineering teams, ideally across high-growth startups and larger organizations.
• Strong technical foundation in backend, platform, or distributed systems engineering, with experience designing and shipping complex production…