Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer - Golang + Control Plane
Zscaler · Bangalore, IND
Posted 9 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 9 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 Senior Staff Software Development Engineer at Zscaler, you will lead and mentor a team of software engineers while developing components for the Zscaler Internet Access and ZDX products. Your role involves defining the technical roadmap, enhancing system scalability, and collaborating with various teams to improve product quality through observability. You will also leverage AI tools for problem-solving and engineering efficiency in a hybrid work environment.
- 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
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, programming in Go or Java
- Expertise in networking protocols and services like DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes (AWS EKS) and container infrastructure
- Proficiency in designing high-throughput, low-latency, and horizontally scalable systems
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with design patterns and frameworks for building control planes
- Experience with gRPC, Protobuf, or similar serialization/RPC frameworks
- Experience integrating LLM capabilities into developer and control-plane workflows
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 with 3 days a week in office
- Focus on AI-driven solutions may require adaptability to new technologies
- Team leadership responsibilities include hiring and performance management
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Listed by Zscaler on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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