Intern - Software Engineer
Palo Alto NetworksOffice - USA - CA - HeadquartersPosted 9 March 2026
Job Description
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
Your Career
We expect office-based employees to be in the office three days per week, with two days working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together three days per week.
We collaborate to build software that does not just work, but also solves real problems. Some of our most impactful projects started off with an engineer asking “why” and working with mentors and peers to create value. You will join a Research and Development (R&D) team that will give you the opportunity to make a global impact. One that protects our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyber attacks. A team looking for engineers who are passionate about technology, have an interest in cybersecurity, and also want to make a positive difference in the world that we live in. The projects our engineers are assigned will give real hands-on experience working on our products from our Strata, Prisma and Cortex organizations.
Our Summer Internship Program from May-August or June-September provides you:
1:1 mentorship
Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity
Opportunities to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects
Connections to other interns, recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders
Your Impact
Collaborate and execute alongside experience engineers
Help us disrupt the cybersecurity industry using the latest and greatest technologies
Write code that meaningfully improves our products and services
Learn about the cybersecurity industry from the world's leading security experts
Qualifications
Your Experience
Currently pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics, Cybersecurity, or similar majors and returning to school in the fall
An understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science
Exemplify strong initiative and ability to work independently with limited direction
Ability to work cross functionally with other engineers, researchers and Product Managers
Excellent communications skills
Interest in Cybersecurity
Compensation Disclosure
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 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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