San Jose, California, United States Hybrid

Zscaler is hiring a Principal Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Practice technical leadership in design, development, and optimization of control path features in Cloud Infrastructure
  • Define and execute the technical roadmap ensuring alignment with business goals
  • Develop and own components of a large-scale distributed system with a focus on scalability
  • Use AI-powered tools for advanced problem solving and engineering efficiency
  • Mentor other engineers

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in C programming; Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Engineering/Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
  • Expertise in networking protocols and services like DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS and strong knowledge of authentication protocols like LDAP, SAML, OAuth
  • Strong experience in FreeBSD or Linux systems internals
  • Strong fundamentals with high-performance computing, distributed systems, event-based programming, memory optimization, and fault tolerance
  • Software design, profiling, and verification skills along with proficiency in design/code reviews and writing automated unit and integration tests

Nice to Have

  • Experience in Go or Rust
  • Experience in cloud computing with AWS, GCP, or other cloud providers, and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of PostgreSQL

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks, and more!

Additional Information

  • Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules.
  • Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.
Required Skills
OAuthGCP
About company
Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) operates the world’s largest security cloud, accelerating digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
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Department Software Development
Category other
Posted 4 months ago