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Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

Zscaler · USA - Update Location

Posted 16 days ago

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This role has been open
16 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

The Senior Staff Software Development Engineer will focus on enhancing the Client Connector Agent (CCA), a Windows client essential for secure connectivity and session management in enterprise and VDI environments. Responsibilities include designing and implementing features, diagnosing production issues, improving service reliability, and mentoring peers in Windows systems programming.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
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

  • Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies
  • 8+ years of production software engineering experience with strong C++ (C++14/17) expertise
  • Solid grasp of Windows internals including services, user sessions, security tokens, IPC, and process/thread lifetime
  • Experience debugging multithreaded C++ including races, deadlocks, iterator invalidation, and use-after-free
  • Proficiency with diagnostic tools like WinDbg, ETW, Process Monitor, and crash dump analysis
  • Track record of shipping and maintaining an enterprise desktop or endpoint product

Nice to have

  • Deep background in networking, VPN, ZTNA, or secure tunneling architectures
  • Experience with RPC (MS-RPC or custom), named pipes, or COM
  • Familiarity with VDI platforms (Citrix, VMware Horizon, AVD), installer/updater flows, or kernel-mode components

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

  • No specific mention of remote work options despite hybrid model
  • Salary range provided is broad, indicating potential variability based on experience and skills
  • Focus on Windows systems may limit exposure to other platforms or technologies

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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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