Staff Software Development Engineer (Controlpath)

Zscaler•San Jose, CA

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer (Controlpath) to join our Engineering team in a hybrid capacity, based out of our San Jose, CA office three days a week, reporting to the Director, Software Development Engineering. We are expanding our existing control path and looking for a software engineer to help drive the development of new features and enhanced functionality. You will play a pivotal role in evolving our architecture to ensure it meets the demands of our growing user base.

Requirements

5+ years of software development experience building large-scale, reliable, and scalable applications, preferably using Python or Golang
Hands-on experience with popular public cloud services infrastructure offerings such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Solid knowledge of cloud networking, specifically Transit Gateway, IGW, NATGW, NACL, security groups, GWLB, ILB, Route53, and Azure DNS
Strong software design, profiling, and verification skills with exposure to optimizing for scale and performance
Proven ability to perform unit testing and automate CI/CD pipelines

Nice To Haves

Strong distributed systems and SaaS development experience
Deep knowledge of Firewalls and Networking protocols
Familiarity with identity management and authentication

Responsibilities

Define software design specifications and implement bug-free code using test-driven methodology and modern AI-based coding tools
Look for opportunities to refactor existing code in the interest of maintainability and reusability
Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams including Security, UI, Platform, Analytics, and Quality Assurance
Partner with Product Management to drive detailed product requirements
Diagnose complex customer issues and take full ownership of issue resolution