While much of the global technology industry continues to announce layoffs, Palo Alto Networks and Nvidia Israel are still hiring aggressively in Israel, recruiting hundreds of engineers and researchers. Executives at both companies say the AI revolution is changing the type of talent they seek, shifting where demand lies toward developers who can work alongside AI systems and evaluate AI-generated output. Galia Eckstein, Head of People at Palo Alto Networks in Israel, says AI has created entirely new problems and cyber threats. Israel has become one of Palo Alto Networks' largest development hubs, strengthened by its acquisition of CyberArk. Eckstein says the company is in a period of significant growth, with more than 200 open positions across multiple disciplines. Around 75% of those roles are in software development, with additional hiring across cyber research, product management and DevOps. The biggest change in hiring is not necessarily technical knowledge but adaptability, as the company wants to understand how quickly candidates learn. Employees are expected to use both commercial AI tools and internal systems developed by Palo Alto Networks. Eckstein says it is still too early to say there is a single playbook, and what hasn't changed is the need for deep engineering knowledge.