About the Job
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed acros...
We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments ...
We are looking for a Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer (Datapath) to join our team in a hybrid capacity (minimum 3 days a week in our Santa Clara, CA office), reporting to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering in the Engineering department. You will play a critical role in expanding the capabilit...
Key Responsibilities
Define software design specifications and implement bug-free code using test-driven methodology
Identify opportunities to refactor existing code for maintainability and reusability while owning the resolution of complex customer issues
Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams including security, UI, platform, analytics, and quality assurance
Partner with Product Management to drive detailed product requirements
Lead a group of junior engineers by providing technical guidance, mentoring, and assisting in development details
Required Skills & Abilities
You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
7+ years of experience developing large-scale cloud networking and security applications, with 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 an 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
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
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Qualifications
Experience:
7 years experience
