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.

We're looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer for a new team with a mission to build a product from the ground up for cloud native platforms. You will collaborate with the leadership team for product direction and engineering decisions. You will contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including design, implementation, documentation, deployment and operations. You are someone who enjoys building early stage products and iterates fast.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Software Engineering, you'll be responsible for:

• Product architecture that balances being able to meet launch timelines, with an eye for long-term scalability. The ability to discover and articulate design tradeoffs is necessary to this role.
• Writing high-quality, efficient, testable code and define team standards in development, and system design.
• Mentoring junior team members in improving their skills, conducting code and design reviews.
• Partner with a product manager and the team to iteratively deliver the product to customers. 

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) 

• Strong software engineering fundamentals such as object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, and a good grasp of advanced systems concepts and design
• 7+ years in information security, with at least 5 years focused on cloud security.
• Prior experience as a Security Architect, Principal Engineer or similar role in a CWPP(Cloud Workload Protection Platform) or CDR(Cloud Detection and Response) product .
• Demonstrate an understanding of malware, threats, vulnerabilities in cloud environments
• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including knowledge of their security services and best practices.
• Expertise in Kubernetes (AWS EKS) and container infrastructure
• Development experience in Go, Python and Rust

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with eBPF, and other low-level Linux systems programming technologies
• Familiarity with Machine Learning (ML) concepts and algorithms.
• Familiarity with Cloud-native observability and management tools
• Experience with security principles, networking protocols, and technologies
• Experience integrating AI software, AI platforms, and AI engineering into cybersecurity software solutions.

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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
• A flexible time off policy
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• Education reimbursement
• In-office perks, and more!