Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer
About The Position
Zscaler is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer (Datapath) to expand the capabilities of its datapath technology and deliver scalable, high-performance, robust software features for core systems. The role is hybrid, requiring at least three days per week in the Santa Clara, California office, and reports to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering in the Engineering department. The engineer will define software design specifications, implement code using a test-driven methodology, improve existing code, resolve complex customer issues, collaborate across engineering functions, partner with Product Management on requirements, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. The role calls for a technically strong, ownership-oriented collaborator who can operate effectively amid ambiguity and solve challenging problems. Zscaler describes its Zero Trust Exchange as a cloud security platform distributed across more than 200 public data centers and thousands of private edge sites. Its mission is to make doing business seamless and secure, and it emphasizes ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and ongoing feedback.
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes in the relevant functional domain.
- At least 7 years of experience developing large-scale cloud networking and security applications.
- Expertise in software design and programming in C/C++, Go, or Python.
- Deep knowledge of networking protocols and services such as DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS; understanding of firewall policy enforcement is ideal.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking components, including transit gateway, IGW, NATGW, NACL, security groups, GWLB, ILB, and Route53.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP database services, PubSub mechanisms, and SDKs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using AI/ML to optimize network datapath efficiency, automate routing performance, or improve intelligent threat-detection features.
- Familiarity or direct experience developing security firewall features.
- Prior experience building Software as a Service platform solutions and using cloud-native infrastructure services.
Responsibilities
- Define software design specifications and implement bug-free code using a test-driven methodology.
- Identify opportunities to refactor existing code to improve maintainability and reusability.
- Own the resolution of complex customer issues.
- Collaborate with security, UI, platform, analytics, and quality assurance engineering teams.
- Partner with Product Management to develop detailed product requirements.
- Lead and mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance and assistance with development details.
Benefits
- Various health plans.
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time.
- Parental leave options.
- Retirement options.
- Education reimbursement.
- In-office perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
