# Pratiksha Jain > Senior Backend & Full Stack Engineer | Cloud‑Native & AI‑Driven Automation • Kubernetes | Golang | Python Location: Santa Clara, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/pratikshajain Pratiksha Jain is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with extensive experience in building scalable backend systems, automation frameworks, and cloud-native microservices. At Palo Alto Networks, she has led key architectural initiatives like decoupling core services, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, and improving observability and reliability. Skilled in Golang, Python, Kubernetes, and Terraform, she has driven projects that improve system performance, scalability, and automation. Her work reflects a strong focus on clean architecture, collaboration, and delivering high-impact solutions across global teams. ## Work Experience ### Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks Jan 2025 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States ### Staff Software Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks Jan 2023 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States ### Devops Software Engineer Intern @ Palo Alto Networks Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | United States ### Student Programmer @ University of Florida Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Gainesville, Florida, United States ### Associate Engineer @ Acquia Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Part of upgrades team working as devops engineer. ### Software Engineer @ HSBC Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Pune, Maharashtra, India devops engineer working on to develop automated solutions for deployments on cloud. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science University of Florida ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pratiksha-j --- Source: https://flows.cv/pratikshajain JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/pratikshajain/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12