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Salary: USD 180,000 - 225,000 / annual
Zscaler is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Datapath) to join the Engineering team in Santa Clara, CA on a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days/week in office). You will play a critical role in expanding the capabilities of the datapath technology that powers Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange platform, the world's largest in-line cloud security platform used by thousands of customers globally.
In this role, you will define software design specifications and implement bug-free code using test-driven methodology. You will identify opportunities to refactor existing code for maintainability and reusability while owning the resolution of complex customer issues. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams including security, UI, platform, analytics, and quality assurance, and partner with Product Management to drive detailed product requirements.
A key aspect of this role is providing technical leadership: you will lead a group of junior engineers by providing technical guidance, mentoring, and assisting in development details. Your work will directly add essential features and functionality to core systems, ensuring scalable, high-performance, and robust software design.
Zscaler is building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world's hardest security challenges. The company operates a distributed platform across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, protecting customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years of experience developing large-scale cloud networking and security applications
- Expertise in software design and programming in C/C++, Go, or Python
- Deep knowledge of networking protocols and services such as DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS, ideally with understanding of firewall policy enforcement
- Proven experience working with AWS/Azure/GCP networking components, including transit gateway, IGW, NATGW, NACL, security groups, GWLB, ILB, and Route53
- Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP database services, PubSub mechanisms, and SDKs
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience leveraging AI/ML technologies to optimize network datapath efficiency, automate routing performance, or improve intelligent threat-detection features
- Familiarity or direct experience with developing security Firewall features
- Prior experience building solutions for Software as a Service platforms and leveraging cloud-native infrastructure services
