Senior/ Principal Frontend Engineer (Cortex Platform)

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 are a strong, fast-moving group developing advanced AI-driven solutions in some of Palo Alto Networks most innovative areas - the Cortex Platform. We are looking for an exceptional Senior Frontend Engineer with deep technical skills, an AI-forward mindset, and a passion for creating top-tier user experiences. You will join a team that values clean, scalable architecture and high-quality code, leveraging AI to accelerate development. Working closely with Product, UX and Backend teams, you will deliver impactful AI features and intuitive interfaces for complex models that protect our customers from evolving cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Frontend Development & Architecture: Design and development of high-performance, scalable user interfaces using React or Angular, combined with TypeScript. Contribute significantly to architectural decisions and continuously evolve our core frontend features.

• AI-First Development Evangelism: Build, refine, and champion AI-powered development practices, including automated testing, intelligent code reviews, and code generation. Leverage AI coding assistants to significantly accelerate delivery timelines and elevate code quality.

• Feature Ownership: Take end-to-end ownership of critical core frontend features, proactively challenge assumptions and drive development to craft industry-leading user interfaces.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with many Frontend, Product, UX, and Backend teams to accurately translate complex security needs and requirements into intuitive, seamless user experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.

• Expert-level, hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks, specifically Angular or React.

• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining large-scale, complex web applications, ideally including rendering data-heavy or AI-driven interfaces.

• Proficiency with TypeScript and modern JavaScript.

• Proven experience applying AI-powered tools and workflows across planning, design, implementation, testing, debugging and refactoring to maximize productivity and code quality.

• Strong understanding of frontend performance optimization techniques and scalable architecture, including handling asynchronous data streams and complex state management.

• Experience working in an agile, fast-paced environment.

• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent practical experience.

• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and enterprise products - Advantage.

• Experience building AI workflows for development teams - Advantage.

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.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

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

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.