Full-Time

Python Engineer

Zimperium

Zimperium

201-500 employees

Real-time mobile threat defense for enterprises

No salary listed

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Hybrid

Hybrid role; occasional on-site in Bangalore may be required.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
FastAPI
Python
MySQL
TensorFlow
Git
PyTorch
OpenAI
Postgres
Microservices
AWS
MongoDB
REST APIs
Flask
LangChain
Django
Google Cloud Platform

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Requirements
  • 5–9 years of hands-on experience in Python development
  • Strong experience with Python frameworks (Django / Flask / FastAPI)
  • Good exposure to AI tools and technologies (e.g., OpenAI, LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.)
  • Experience working with REST APIs and microservices architecture
  • Strong knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Responsibilities
  • Work with a team of developers in the development of high-performance and scalable web and task servers using Python and related technologies.
  • Design and implement robust, scalable and maintainable server architecture using Django, Flask, or similar Python web frameworks.
  • Design and implement scheduled services using RQ or other task queuing frameworks.
  • Support the integration of complex numerical learning and analysis code into web and task frameworks.
  • Develop and maintain documentation for server architecture and code.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers on the team.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to overall software design and architecture.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with LLMs, Generative AI, or chatbot development
  • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes
  • Exposure to MLOps tools and workflows
  • Experience in Agile/Scrum environments

Zimperium provides mobile security with zIPS, a real-time threat defense for smartphones and tablets used by enterprises and government organizations. zIPS runs on mobile endpoints to detect and block threats such as malware and phishing, while offering updates, support, and optional consulting through a subscription model. It distinguishes itself by specializing in enterprise-grade mobile threat defense and combining on-device protection with expert advisory services. The goal is to protect and strengthen the security of mobile endpoints across industries with scalable protection and ongoing security guidance.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$72.1M

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas

Founded

2010

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 reports show 380% growth in phishing events, expanding Zimperium demand.
  • Frost & Sullivan named Zimperium strongest on innovation and growth, validating category leadership.
  • May 2026 agentic AI launches cut investigation time from days to minutes, improving ROI.

What critics are saying

  • Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, and Lookout squeeze standalone MTD spending through platform bundling.
  • Deep Insights waits until September 2026, leaving a gap against forensic-focused competitors.
  • If mobile threat data commoditizes, Liberty Strategic Capital and SoftBank face exit pressure.

What makes Zimperium unique

  • On-device AI detects mobile threats without cloud dependency, reducing latency and exposure.
  • Zimperium spans MTD and app protection, covering devices, apps, and incident response.
  • Android Enterprise Device Trust integration deepens real-time risk signals for BYOD fleets.

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Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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Security On Screen by The Security Industry Group
Aug 6th, 2026
Zimperium Deep Insights cuts mobile incident investigation time from weeks to minutes.

Zimperium Deep Insights cuts mobile incident investigation time from weeks to minutes. Zimperium has announced Zimperium Deep Insights, designed to unify real-time Mobile Threat Defence with automated mobile forensics. This solution enables security teams to investigate AI-powered mobile attacks in minutes instead of weeks or months. By automating forensic analysis and reconstructing complete mobile attack timelines, Deep Insights transforms complex mobile investigations into a streamlined, evidence-driven workflow that any security team can use. Artificial intelligence has dramatically increased the speed, scale, and sophistication of mobile attacks. AI-generated mobile phishing (mishing), commercial spyware, and other mobile-targeted threats are making it increasingly difficult for security teams to quickly determine how a mobile device was compromised, what changed, and whether sensitive enterprise data was exposed. Organisations need more than threat detection. They need the ability to rapidly investigate incidents, validate compromise, and respond with confidence. "AI has fundamentally changed how attackers target mobile devices, forcing security teams to investigate more incidents with fewer resources," said Shridhar Mittal, CEO of Zimperium. "Organisations need more than alerts, they need immediate answers. "Deep Insights gives security teams the forensic evidence and attack context they need to rapidly understand compromise, accelerate response and reduce business risk." Unlike traditional mobile security solutions that stop at detection, Deep Insights reconstructs the complete sequence of events surrounding a mobile security incident. It automatically correlates critical forensic artefacts including configuration changes, app activity, permission shifts, and suspicious network traffic to construct a complete attack timeline. Additionally, Deep Insights enables security teams to baseline a device's state before and after travel or suspected compromise. By comparing these states side-by-side, analysts can instantly spot unauthorised changes, confirm breach severity, and determine if a device is safe to reconnect to enterprise networks, all without shipping physical hardware to specialised forensic labs. By dramatically reducing investigation time, Deep Insights enables organisations to contain threats faster, minimise business disruption, and strengthen incident response. Zimperium Deep Insights is expected to become generally available in September 2026, and will be demonstrated at Black Hat 2026 in booth #2761.

Zimperium
Jul 8th, 2026
Zimperium Named a Visionary Leader and strongest performer on Innovation and Growth in Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Frost Radar(TM) for Mobile Threat Defense.

Zimperium Named a Visionary Leader and strongest performer on Innovation and Growth in Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Frost Radar(TM) for Mobile Threat Defense. Key Highlight: * Named a Visionary Leader and strongest performer on both the Innovation and Growth indices * Recognized for AI-powered, on-device mobile threat detection, privacy-first architecture, and market-leading scale DALLAS, Texas - July 8, 2026 - Zimperium, the world leader in AI-empowered mobile security, today announced it has been named as a Visionary Leader in Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Frost Radar(TM) for Mobile Threat Defense (MTD). Frost & Sullivan identified Zimperium as the strongest performer on both the Innovation Index and Growth Index, recognizing the company's continued leadership in protecting enterprises and government organizations against the rapidly evolving mobile threat landscape. The report also identified Zimperium as the vendor with the highest estimated market share among standalone mobile threat defense providers, underscoring its continued innovation, market momentum, and leadership in mobile security. Frost & Sullivan attributed Zimperium's leadership position to its AI focused approach to mobile security, combining AI-powered, on-device threat detection, multilayered detection techniques, deep mobile threat intelligence, and flexible deployment options across public cloud, on-premises, and highly regulated environments. The report also recognized Zimperium's continued focus on advancing AI-empowered workflows, mobile application security, and autonomous security operations to help organizations stay ahead of evolving threats. "As cybercriminals increasingly use AI to scale and accelerate their mobile-first attack strategies, organizations can no longer afford to leave their most vulnerable attack surface unprotected," said Shridar Mittal, CEO of Zimperium. "This recognition reinforces what we're seeing across the industry: the proliferation of AI by attackers is transforming the mobile threat landscape, and defending against AI-driven attacks requires AI-empowered security that is purpose-built for mobile..." The Frost Radar report noted several factors contributing to Zimperium's leadership position, including: * Purpose-built, on-device AI and multilayered detection architecture capable of identifying known and unknown threats, including zero-day attacks, even in low-connectivity or highly restricted environments. * Large-scale mobile threat intelligence derived from approximately 500 million mobile devices operating as distributed security sensors, enabling rapid identification of emerging mobile threats and attack patterns. * Highest estimated market share among standalone mobile threat defense providers, with more than 1,500 enterprise customers worldwide and protection for more than 1,000 mobile applications. * A privacy-centric approach to mobile security, combined with scalable deployment options designed to support organizations across a wide range of industries and regulatory environments. * Flexible deployment across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments to meet the needs of enterprise and government organizations. * Extensive integrations across enterprise security ecosystems and mobile management platforms. The report also highlighted Zimperium's continued investment in AI-powered security operations, recognizing the company's work to advance autonomous workflows that accelerate threat investigations, automate triage, and provide richer incident context for security teams. As organizations continue to embrace mobile-driven business operations, AI adoption, and increasingly distributed workforces, Zimperium remains committed to delivering AI-empowered mobile security that protects mobile devices and applications from evolving risks while helping organizations securely embrace the future of mobile. To access the full report, visit this page on its website. For more information about Zimperium's AI-Empowered mobile security solutions, visit www.zimperium.com. About Zimperium Zimperium is the world leader in AI-empowered mobile security. Purpose-built for mobile, Zimperium provides unparalleled protection for mobile applications and devices, leveraging the power of AI to deliver autonomous mobile security that counters evolving threats including mobile phishing (mishing), malware, app vulnerabilities, app tampering, device compromise, and even zero-day attacks. Cybercriminals have adopted a mobile-first attack strategy, targeting your most vulnerable attack surface - the mobile apps and devices that your organization and customers depend upon. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Zimperium is backed by Liberty Strategic Capital and SoftBank. Learn more at www.zimperium.com and connect on LinkedIn and X (@Zimperium). Media Contact [email protected]

PR Newswire
May 6th, 2026
Zimperium launches AI-powered mobile security agents to combat rising mobile threats

Zimperium, a mobile security company, has unveiled its AI-empowered mobile security vision, launching two new AI-powered agents to combat rising mobile threats. The Dallas-based firm is responding to cybercriminals' mobile-first attack strategy, which exploits AI and social engineering to target organisations' most vulnerable attack surface. The company's agentic AI strategy spans three areas: enablement and usability, digital security agents for day-to-day management, and advanced threat hunting. Two new products are now available: Mobile SOC Agent for investigating threats on employee devices and Mobile App Response Agent for assessing app-related threats, both reducing investigation time from days to hours or minutes. Zimperium, backed by Liberty Strategic Capital and SoftBank, previously pioneered on-device AI for identifying zero-day malware and recently launched AI-powered SMS text analysis.

PR Newswire
Mar 24th, 2026
Zimperium named winner of the coveted top infosec innovator awards during RSAC Conference 2026.

Zimperium named winner of the coveted top infosec innovator awards during RSAC Conference 2026. Mar 24, 2026, 09:00 ET Zimperium recognized as Market Leader in Mobile Device Security and Mobile App Security DALLAS, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Zimperium, the world leader in AI-empowered mobile security, today announced it has been named a Market Leader in Mobile Device Security and Mobile App Security by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry's leading electronic information security magazine. As cybercriminals adopt increasingly sophisticated mobile-first attack strategies, mobile devices have become a primary entry point into enterprise environments. Zimperium's AI-driven Mobile Security Platform, including Mobile Threat Defense (MTD), Mobile App Vetting (MAV), and the Mobile Application Protection Suite (MAPS), delivers comprehensive protection for both mobile devices and the entire mobile application lifecycle. With advanced on-device detection, centralized threat visibility, and in-app protection, Zimperium helps organizations stay ahead of evolving mobile threats. "Being recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine as a Market Leader in both Mobile Device Security and Mobile App Security validates our commitment to innovating mobile security and protecting organizations," said Shridhar Mittal, CEO of Zimperium. "As mobile threats continue to evolve in scale and sophistication, Zimperium remains focused on delivering AI-empowered protection that secures both devices and applications without compromising user experience." "Zimperium embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats, today; providing a cost effective solution; and innovating in unexpected ways that help mitigate cyber risk and stay one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine. To learn more about Zimperium's award-winning Mobile Security Platform and its protection for both mobile devices and applications, visit the company's website. Zimperium will also be showcasing its solutions during the RSA Conference (March 23 - 26) at Booth S-1543 in the South Moscone Center Hall at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. About Zimperium Zimperium is the world leader in AI-empowered mobile security. Purpose-built for mobile, Zimperium provides unparalleled protection for mobile applications and devices, leveraging the power of AI to deliver autonomous mobile security that counters evolving threats including mobile phishing (mishing), malware, app vulnerabilities, app tampering, device compromise, and even zero-day attacks. Cybercriminals have adopted a mobile-first attack strategy, targeting your most vulnerable attack surface - the mobile apps and devices that your organization and customers depend upon. About the Global InfoSec Awards This is Cyber Defense Magazine's thirteenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the Globe. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage, or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service. Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com About Cyber Defense Magazine Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products, and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSAC Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives. Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power. SOURCE Zimperium

PR Newswire
Dec 3rd, 2025
Zimperium Appoints Alistaire Davidson as Chief Financial Officer

Zimperium appoints Alistaire Davidson as Chief Financial Officer. News provided by. DALLAS, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Zimperium, the world leader in mobile security, today announced that Alistaire Davidson has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to CEO Shridhar Mittal. Alistaire brings more than 20 years of finance leadership experience across private equity - backed and public software companies. Alistaire most recently served as Regional CFO, Americas at The Access Group, where he led the post-acquisition integration of two strategic business units. Prior to The Access Group, he held progressive finance leadership roles at AVEVA, supporting the company's SaaS transition across the Americas and driving a global services transformation that delivered significant margin improvements. "Alistaire's deep financial expertise and proven ability to scale global software organizations make him a strong addition to our leadership team," said Shridhar Mittal, CEO of Zimperium. "As demand for mobile security continues to accelerate worldwide, his leadership will be instrumental in guiding Zimperium through our next phase of growth." As CFO, Alistaire will oversee financial strategy, planning, operations, and performance management to support Zimperium's continued expansion across global markets. About Zimperium Zimperium is the world leader in mobile security. Purpose-built for mobile environments, Zimperium provides unparalleled protection for mobile applications and devices, leveraging AI-driven, autonomous security to counter evolving threats including mobile-targeted phishing (mishing), malware, app vulnerabilities and compromise, as well as zero day threats. As cybercriminals adopt a mobile-first attack strategy, Zimperium helps organizations stay ahead with proactive, unmatched protection of the mobile apps that run your business and the mobile devices relied upon by your employees. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Zimperium is backed by Liberty Strategic Capital and SoftBank. Learn more at www.zimperium.com and connect on LinkedIn and X (@Zimperium). Media Contact: Abigail Dellapina [email protected] SOURCE Zimperium