Principal Software Development Engineer

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so our customers can be more agile efficient resilient and secure. Our cloud native Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users devices and applications in any location.

Here impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We believe in transparency and value constructive honest debatewere focused on getting to the best ideas faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession collaboration ownership and accountability.

We value high-impact high-accountability with a sense of urgency where youre enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If youre driven by purpose thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Our Engineering team built the worlds 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 todays 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 are seeking a passionate Principal Data Engineer to join our growing will play a key role in designing building and maintaining the data pipelines that fuel our business insights.

• Design develop and implement scalable resilient data pipelines using Apache Spark Databricks and Delta Lake.
• Lead projects end-to-end through implementation testing deployment and monitoring while working with other engineering teams across the organization.
• Demonstrate full ownership and ensure data quality and integrity throughout the data lifecycle.
• Research and investigate new SaaS platforms. Take the lead in analyzing their APIs data structures and security configurations to uncover opportunities for new security detections.
• Optimise data infrastructure ensuring its smooth operation and performance efficiency.
• Collaborate with the PM team to understand and formalize business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring senior engineers and setting technical standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in data engineering with a proven track record of designing and building large-scale data systems.
• Demonstrated mastery of Apache Spark (PySpark preferred) and a deep architectural understanding of distributed data processing frameworks.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL data modeling and the principles of modern data warehousing and data lake architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience working in cybersecurity threat intelligence or a related security-focused domain.
• Proven experience building data solutions using Databricks.
• A security-first mindset and a strong curiosity for understanding how systems can be monitored and secured.

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