Sr Staff Software Development Engineer @ Zscaler
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About Zscaler
Serving thousands of enterprise customers worldwide, including 45% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation for enterprises to become more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure.
The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
Named a Best Workplace in Technology, Zscaler offers a collaborative and inclusive environment that champions innovation and excellence. Join our team of cloud architects, software engineers, and security experts driving digital transformations worldwide.
Role Overview
As a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer on the ZPA Control Plane team, reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, you will:
- Build and operate high scale systems.
- Provide service and product-wide architectural guidance.
- Mentor and guide senior and mid-level engineers.
- Establish and enforce coding, testing, observability, and CI/CD best practices.
- Drive performance optimization, reliability improvements, and new technology adoption.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in Java in distributed, enterprise-scale environments.
- Experience handling cloud incidents and writing RCAs.
- Working knowledge of AWS/Azure cloud infrastructure services.
- Proven mentoring and coaching abilities.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building full CI/CD systems leveraging Kubernetes and web service frameworks.
- Expertise in building reliable and extensible data tiers with Postgres and Redis.
- Familiarity with identity and access management systems (Okta, SAML protocols, OAuth).
Benefits & Culture
At Zscaler, enjoy comprehensive benefits including health plans, retirement options, education reimbursement, in-office perks and more. Embrace a hybrid work structure, with mandatory in-office presence in the Manali office 3 days per week.
Key skills/competency
- Java
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud Infrastructure
- CI/CD
- Kubernetes
- Mentorship
- Security
- Observability
- Web Services
- Data Management
How to Get Hired at Zscaler
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research Zscaler's culture: Review mission, values, and recent news.
- Customize your resume: Highlight cloud and Java experience.
- Prepare technical stories: Discuss scalable systems and CI/CD.
- Study role-specific skills: Focus on distributed systems and mentoring.