Full Stack Software Developer at Palo Alto Networks Santa Clara, CA

Full Stack Software Developer job at Palo Alto Networks. Santa Clara, CA.

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

We are seeking a versatile and talented Full Stack Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable software applications. As a core member of our development team, you will manage the full application lifecycle, from front‑end user experience to back‑end logic and data management. While your primary focus will be on software development, you will also play a crucial role in integrating pre‑existing AI/ML models and services to build new, intelligent features within our applications.

The ideal candidate has a passion for building user‑centric software and is eager to explore and integrate emerging AI capabilities to create a more powerful product.

Key Responsibilities

• Full Stack Application Development:
  Build and maintain web applications using modern front‑end frameworks and robust back‑end services.

• Feature Integration:
  Implement new features and functionality across the application stack, from crafting user‑facing interfaces to developing back‑end APIs.

• AI/ML Integration:
  Work with APIs and specialized cloud services to integrate pre‑built AI/ML models (e.g., natural language processing, generative AI, or recommendation engines) into application features.

• API Development:
  Design and develop RESTful or Graph
  
  QL APIs to enable communication between the front‑end, back‑end, and AI/ML services.

• Automated Testing and Pipelines:
  Contribute to the development and maintenance of automated testing and deployment pipelines to ensure code quality and stability.

• Database Management:
  Interact with relational and non‑relational databases to manage data and optimize queries for application performance.

• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner with product managers, designers, and AI/ML engineers to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.

• Troubleshooting and Maintenance:
  Debug, maintain, and upgrade existing software, addressing issues across the entire application stack.

• Technical
  
  Experience:
  
  5+ years of experience in full stack software development.

• AI Rapid Development:
  Strong experience with generative AI development tools (e.g., Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex CLI) to accelerate the software development lifecycle, including code generation, debugging, and workflow automation.

• Back‑End Development:
  Strong experience with server‑side languages and frameworks such as Python (Flask, Django) and Type Script (Node.js).

• AI/ML Knowledge (Integration Focus):
  Strong experience integrating pre‑trained AI/ML models and APIs (e.g., OpenAI, AWS AI Services, Google Cloud AI). No primary experience in model training is required.

• API Integrations:
  Strong experience designing, building, and consuming APIs.

• Front‑End Development:
  Strong experience in HTML, CSS, and Type Script using a modern front‑end framework like React, Angular, or Vue.js.

• Version Control:
  Proficiency with version control systems like Git.

• Databases:
  Proficiency with database management systems, both SQL (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL) and No
  
  SQL (e.g., Mongo
  
  DB).

• Problem‑Solving:
  Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with a strong attention to detail.

• Experience with React
  
  JS development in Next.js.

• Experience with developing CI/CD pipelines in Git Lab.

• Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Experience with generative AI models and prompt engineering.

• Experience in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

• Proficient with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).

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