Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer (AI/ML, NLP, LLMs)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything begins and concludes with our mission:

Being the chosen partner in cybersecurity, defending our digital lifestyle.

Our aspiration is a world where each day is increasingly safer and secure than the day before. We are a company rooted in the spirit of challenging and disrupting the status quo, and we seek innovators who are equally committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional idea that all employees have alike needs and desires. We offer customization and give our employees the chance to choose what suits them best at most times - this ranges from your wellness support to your growth and development, and more!

At Palo Alto Networks, we trust in the power of teamwork and appreciate face-to-face interactions. This is why our employees typically work from the office three days a week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This structure facilitates informal conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While specifics may change, our objective is to cultivate an atmosphere where innovation thrives, with office-based teams gathering three days a week to collaborate and prosper, jointly!

Job Description

Your Career

You will have the chance to create a career by confronting network security issues using advanced machine learning methods on exabytes of data. You will help design and deliver the most advanced AI and Machine Learning powered solutions to detect and remediate network problems, uncover threats, supply intelligence and safeguard devices.

Your Impact

• You will work in a dynamic team to create and deliver new product features and mission objectives to the network and security platform that many customers rely on daily.
• You will actively engage and contribute to the network security community through collaborations.
• You will be part of the team leading and propelling industry technology progression and creating a positive business impact.
• Designing and developing workflow frameworks using AI/ML, with result accumulation and visualization, monitoring tools.
• Creating and delivering training materials.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• M.S. or Ph.D degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field or equivalent military experience required.
• 10+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning methods and data analytics.
• 10+ years of experience in design, algorithms and data structures - Expertise in any one or more languages like Java, Python, Golang is necessary.
• Proven track record of solving challenging real-world problems by utilizing Machine Learning methods.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow, NLP, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Langchain, Transformer models or related areas is a significant plus.
• Experience with LLaMA is a substantial plus.
• Abundant comprehension of ML Ops best practices, ability to design, test, measure algorithms/models and orchestrate. Experience collaborating with Google Vertex AI platform will be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills with the capability to influence at all ranks in the organization.
• A self-motivated individual contributor and an exceptional team player.

Additional Information

The Team

Our mission is to construct the best in industry large language security model.

Our engineering team is the heart of our products – uninterruptedly linked to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We're constantly innovating— pushing the boundaries of how we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers do not hesitate from building products to address challenges never tackled before.

We set the industry standards, instead of waiting for directions. We require individuals who are comfortable with uncertainty, thrilled by the probability of a challenge, and empowered by the unidentified risks facing our everyday lives that hinge on a secure digital environment.

Our Commitment

We're pioneers that dream big, take risks, and challenge the cybersecurity status quo. It's simple: we can't achieve our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to offering reasonable accommodations for all individuals with disabilities. If you need 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 eligible applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on 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 any other legally protected characteristics.

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

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is forecasted to be between $170,000/yr to $275,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits can be found here.