Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

The role

This person will architect, build and scale security operations and exposure management infrastructure. They will lead end-to-end technical execution, mentor engineers and deliver high-performance microservices and cloud-native solutions.

What you will do

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable and secure software systems, including microservices and REST/gRPC APIs
• Lead the design and implementation of distributed systems using messaging, search stores and cloud storage
• Collaborate with front-end engineers to deliver APIs for user-focused, high-performance interfaces
• Mentor junior engineers and foster team growth through knowledge sharing and guidance
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues and optimize services with a DevOps mindset

Required qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing or positioning AI-driven solutions
• 8+ years of hands-on software application development with distributed systems and cloud storage solutions
• Proficiency with Java, Spring frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security) and containerization with Docker or Kubernetes
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
• Experience with observability tools such as DataDog, Grafana or Prometheus
• Expertise across the full Software Development Life Cycle, including Git version control, design, deployment and system optimization

Nice to have

• Experience integrating AI/ML model inference, AI security controls or automated threat intelligence into high-throughput microservices
• Expertise in designing for SLAs, high availability, disaster recovery and cost optimization
• Background in test-driven development, Agile workflows, CI/CD pipelines and relational or NoSQL databases

Benefits

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

About the company

Zscaler is a security company whose Zero Trust Exchange platform protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices and applications. Its SASE-based platform runs across 200+ public data centers globally.