Principal Software Engineer @ Zscaler

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates 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.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler.

Our Engineering team built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today’s cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) is a cloud native security service edge (SSE) solution that builds on a decade of secure web gateway leadership. Offered as a scalable SaaS platform through the world’s largest security cloud, it replaces legacy network security solutions, preventing advanced attacks and data loss with a comprehensive zero trust approach. ZIA is integrated into the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ to provide defense-in-depth, secure connectivity, end-user experience, and administrative visibility and control.

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join our Zero Trust Network Segmentation team. The role involves developing an overall architecture and finding ways to improve scalability and reliability of the SSE, and Zero Trust Security Services. You will work with teams in proposing and building ways to improve security services to a more modern Micro-services-based architecture to horizontally scale. You will be the technical advisor to the engineering executive leadership across the Zscaler organizations. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering, you’ll be responsible for:

Building scalable and reliable security services in ZScaler and Public cloud environments, and improve and re-architecting existing products or services to meet the ever growing scalability needs of the customers.
Collaborating with internal ZScaler teams to guide and direct engineers on how to improve ideas from ground zero to reality using the best software development principles and collaborate with Product Managers to fulfill product roadmap and with Technology partners to bring solutions to market
Building Distributed Database systems and solutions that are secure
Researching into ways to build security services in Zscaler or public cloud environments
Being the technical advisor to the ZScaler executive leadership team on evaluating and building new product ideas and build technical solutions involving third-party products, open source and partners

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

12+ years software engineering experience
Experience building networking and security services using Microservice architectures, along with hands-on Networking programming experience with VPN-like technologies and Knowledge of user Federation and Distributed Database systems
Knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols and services - HTTP, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, SAML, and Identity Federation and experience with Web Proxy, Networking, and Firewall products.
Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or related fields is required.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

Experience with complexities of a secure and hardened cross-platform software development.

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The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range

$175,000—$250,000 USD

At Zscaler, we believe that diversity drives innovation, productivity, and success. We are looking for individuals from all backgrounds and identities to join our team and contribute to our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. We are guided by these principles as we create a representative and impactful team, and a culture where everyone belongs. For more information on our commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, visit the Corporate Responsibility page of our website.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

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

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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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.

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