Staff Backend Developer - Threat Intelligence

The role

You will design, build and maintain high-performance backend systems for the Threat Intelligence team. You will work closely with the malware reverse engineering team to build a platform that strengthens threat detection.

What you will do

• Build scalable data pipelines and systems that ingest, process and index large volumes of documents and data.
• Lead improvements to development best practices, including code reviews, testing, observability and documentation.
• Find and fix performance bottlenecks to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Develop robust, reliable backend APIs and services, including creating, testing and measuring backend workflows.

Required qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing or positioning AI-driven solutions.
• 7+ years of experience as a backend developer or in a similar professional role.
• Proficiency in Python, PostgreSQL, Redis and distributed task queue systems.
• Strong understanding of backend databases, data storage and RESTful API design and development.
• Expertise in relational database design, implementation, SQL query optimization and reporting.

Nice to have

• Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and LLM workflows to automate backend data processing and enhance threat detection systems.
• Prior experience building engineering solutions for malware automation and threat detection.
• Expertise in Django internals, containerization with Kubernetes, and full-text search engines such as Elasticsearch, Meilisearch or Typesense.

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. It describes its platform as the world's largest in-line cloud security platform.