Rakesh Walisheter

Principal Engineer at the confluence of AI, Security and Software Engineering

Role
Principal Engineer - Ai Security at Palo Alto Networks
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Rakesh Walisheter

Principal Engineer at Palo Alto Networks | Founding Engineer ProtectAI | UC Berkeley Data ScienceWith over 16 years of software development experience, I am a Principal Engineer at Palo Alto Networks. I lead the team which owns and manages large-scale AI Artifact scanning in Prisma AIRS AI Security.Previously i was a founding backend engineer at ProtectAI contributing on various fronts in our hyper-focused product portfolio - built from 0->1, working with a talented group of colleagues. ProtectAI was successfully integrated as PRISMA AI Security pillar under Palo Alto Networks.Previously, i was Senior MTS and Principal Applications Engineer at Oracle, where I contributed to the OCI Data Science Cloud platform, a leading solution for data science and machine learning in the cloud and to Oracle\'s Fusion CRM Mobile Application Framework.I am also a master\'s graduate in Data Science at UC Berkeley, one of the top-ranked programs in the world of its kind, which has given me hands on experience building and delivering high quality Machine Learning pipelines.My core competencies include Software Engineering and Architecture practices, Data Science and Machine Learning/ Deep Learning Frameworks, Customer engagement and people management. I have a proven track record of delivering innovative and scalable enterprise solutions, such as the extensibility and lifecycle management of Oracle\'s CRM mobile applications, which revolutionized the workflows for Oracle\'s CX customers, and delivering new features in the OCI Data Science platform targeting greater customer adoption. I am passionate about applying my skills and knowledge as a career software developer and my learnings as a ML Engineer to solve real-world problems.

Experience

  1. Principal Engineer - Ai Security

    Palo Alto Networks

    Jul 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

  • B. M. S. College of Engineering

    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Master's degree, Data Science

Skills

  • Ant
  • Subversion
  • Software Development
  • Python
  • Object Oriented Design
  • Ajax
  • Html
  • Html5
  • Json
  • Junit
  • Data Structures
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Oracle Mobile Application Framework
  • Http
  • Javascript
  • Uml
  • Html 5
  • C++
  • Eclipse
  • Digital Photography
  • Java
  • Linux
  • Unix
  • C
  • Digital Tv
  • Ocap
  • Software Design Patterns
  • Xml
  • Rest
  • Oracle Adf
  • Operating Systems

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