Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

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 worlds largest security cloud Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile efficient resilient and secure. The pioneering AIpowered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings 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 fastpaced 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 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 cloudfirst strategy.

Were looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to join our Data Path to the Manager Software Engineering youll be responsible for:

• Handling process packets at ingress and egress points at high speed to ensure no noticeable latency for clients
• Collaborating with the operations team to deploy monitor patch and scale systems as needed
• Identifying and resolving hotspots to ensure smooth performance as the user base grows

What Were Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10 years of experience in C/C programming in a distributed and enterprisescale environment.
• Experience with networking protocols and traffic management technologies (e.g. TCP/IP HTTP/HTTPS SSL/TLS QUIC).
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot network performance issues (latency/packet loss) including analysis using traffic tools.
• Strong knowledge in one of the cloud platforms like AWS Azure or GCP.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes components and containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity with Hashicorp packer for building and customizing VM images for cloud for AWS Azure GCP or Vmware ESX.
• Stay current with industry trends and propose enhancements to improve system reliability scalability and network efficiency.
• Masters or Bachelors degree in either Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering

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At Zscaler we believe in 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.

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:

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