Software Engineering Manager (Cortex AGENTIX)

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.

Who We Are

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.

Your Career

The Cortex AGENTIX Backend Engineering Group is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineering Manager to drive our mission of reimagining and scaling the Cortex XSOAR product for the Agentic AI future.

Our team is at the forefront of engineering, transforming XSOAR into an intelligent platform powered by AI Agents to automate cybersecurity workflows. We need a leader with experience building large-scale, high-availability products and a passion for tackling complex distributed systems challenges.

We are located primarily in the TLV office, our group operates at a high pace, and the ideal candidate will be a technical innovator, a collaborative teammate, and someone capable of driving architectural decisions critical for agent orchestration and LLM integration into our core platform.

Your Impact

• Lead, mentor, and support team members (6-7), fostering their technical growth and professional excellence.

• Drive the design, development, and scaling of the core backend infrastructure for Agent orchestration and LLM integration that transforms XSOAR into an autonomous AI platform.

• Take full responsibility for the development life cycle, from requirement analysis and design through to deployment and support.

• Drive ideas and initiatives, leading them from initial concepts to robust production deployments.

• Work closely with peers across teams and disciplines to shape comprehensive solutions and ensure seamless product integration.

Your Experience 

• Track record of leading software engineering teams to deliver quickly, efficiently, and with exceptional quality.

• Expertise designing and maintaining scalable server-side applications 

• Previous experience in Principal/Senior SW Engineering roles

• Experience with variety of database technologies (e.g., Mysql, Redis, Elasticsearch) 

Nice to have:

• Experience designing/deploying LLM-based applications/systems 

• Experience in Go / Python 

• Experience with GCP  

• Familiarity with Agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain) and patterns

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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.

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