Sr. Staff Software Engineer (UI/UX)

Zscaler • San Jose, CA

1d • $157,500 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Sr. Staff Software Engineer (UI/UX) to join our team. This is a Hybrid (San Jose, CA) role, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering, AI Security in the AI Guard department. We are seeking a talented, high-energy team player to help develop cutting-edge AI security products. This is a greenfield opportunity to define and build a new class of market-defining products. As a member of this growing team, you will share responsibility for ensuring the Zscaler service remains reliable, scales efficiently, and offers a delightful experience to our customers.

Requirements

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
• 6+ years of software development experience building enterprise-grade solutions
• Proficiency in Java with hands-on experience in Spring Boot, as well as strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills building single-page applications with ReactJS and state management libraries like Recoil
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs in a microservices architecture, alongside experience with event-streaming platforms like Kafka
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and modern CSS frameworks like Tailwind CSS
• Familiarity with containerized deployments on Kubernetes and core AWS services

Nice To Haves

• Experience with PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, security or networking products, or visualization tools like D3.js or Next.js
• Unit testing experience with React Testing Library, Jest, Mocha, or Chai
• Familiarity with JavaScript build tooling such as Webpack or Vite

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of full-stack features spanning React-based UI, Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, event-driven Kafka services, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes
• Architect flexible, reusable UI components and establish patterns that scale across the platform
• Set technical direction in collaboration with backend engineers, UX designers, and product managers to ensure end-to-end solution quality and user experience
• Own logging, observability, and infrastructure concerns at a platform level, not just feature level
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering standards across the team

Benefits

• Various health plans
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• Education reimbursement
• In-office perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed