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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Zscaler's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Zscaler's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zscaler
- low 0 stale, 19 reposted of 370 open
- Hiring momentum
- 564 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Zscaler's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Zscaler.
About this role
As a Sr. Software Development Engineer at Zscaler, you will be part of a team responsible for building and operating high-scale systems within the Zero Trust Exchange platform. Your role will involve providing architectural guidance, establishing best practices for coding and CI/CD, and leading cross-team initiatives focused on performance optimization and reliability improvements. You will also be expected to embrace ambiguity, act with ownership, and collaborate effectively with your team.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Zscaler as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of experience in Java coding in a highly distributed and enterprise-scale environment
- Experience with Kafka, Druid, ElasticSearch
- Experience being on-call and dealing with cloud incidents
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services on AWS or Azure
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools
Nice to have
- Experience building full CI/CD systems leveraging Kubernetes and web service frameworks
- Experience building reliable and extensible data tiers for large-scale web services using Postgres and Redis
- Experience with identity and access management systems like Okta, SAML protocols, and security services knowledge of OAuth
What you get
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Worth weighing
- Hybrid role may require flexibility in work location
- No specific salary information provided
- Focus on AI tools and technologies may indicate a fast-evolving tech environment
Summarised from Zscaler's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Zscaler on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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