Staff Software Development Engineer

The role

This person will research, design, develop and enhance computer and network software for ZPA Logging and Analytics. The work covers building scalable data infrastructure that processes billions of log events from globally distributed cloud systems into actionable insights.

What you will do

• Research, design, develop and implement computer and network software, including utility programs, for Zscaler products
• Analyze user needs and create scalable, reliable and effective software solutions
• Build, maintain and optimize data infrastructure for large-scale batch and real-time workloads across distributed cloud environments
• Design and implement secure, high-performance database schemas, data models, APIs and data platforms
• Take part in agile development to enhance existing software and platforms, focusing on code quality, supportability, scalability and performance

Required qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing or positioning AI-driven solutions
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) and cloud-native API and microservice development
• Proven experience with Java, Spring Framework, Kafka, Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience building scalable batch and real-time data pipelines and designing systems for security, scaling, multi-tenancy, high availability and disaster recovery

Nice to have

• Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
• Experience using AI tools and methodologies to accelerate the Software Development Life Cycle and improve developer productivity
• Technical expertise in Apache Spark for large-scale data processing
• Practical experience working with Machine Learning models, systems or pipelines

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Zscaler complies with applicable pay transparency rules
• Accommodations and adjustments are available in the recruiting process for candidates who are differently abled, neurodivergent, have long-term or mental health conditions, sincerely held religious be

About the company

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) provides the Zero Trust Exchange platform, which protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices and applications in any location. It describes the platform as the world's largest in-line cloud security platform, distributed across 200+ public data centers.