Experienced Backend Engineer (Cortex Agentix)
Core
Develop, scale, and expand agentic capabilities within the Cortex platform by translating LLM technology into robust, production-ready autonomous security workflows.
Role type
Staff-level backend software engineer (LLM/Agentic systems)
Builds
Core frameworks and automation assets for the Cortex ecosystem
Domain
Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (LLMs), Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Go, LLM prompting techniques, context management, microservice architecture, CI/CD pipelines, Bash scripting, containerization, observability, REST APIs
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Python, Go, Cortex platform, LLMs, Bash, Containers (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR-019816-1-experienced-backend-engineer-cortex-agentix-at-paloaltonetworks)
Responsibilities
Write efficient code addressing LLM platform considerations (latency, context, determinism); support foundational infrastructure for agentic capabilities; establish and maintain automation execution pipelines; partner with product managers and security researchers to deploy automation capabilities.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC
