Senior Staff Rust Developer

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 65 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.

Were looking for a Senior Staff Rust Developer to join our Zscaler Client Connector team (a product that protects corporate devices by securely and privately sending traffic to Zscalers global network where advanced web filtering and Zero Trust policies are applied). This role is based in San Jose CA and offers hybrid work flexibility requiring 3 days per week in the office. Reporting to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering you will be responsible for::

• Developing high-performance networking code for multiple desktop platforms using Rust language and platform-native APIs
• Improving code quality through building solid testable and well-documented software foundations
• Designing and implementing major development projects with a focus on scalability security and performance
• Collaborating with product managers and cross-functional teams to deliver customer-impacting features
• Debugging and solving complex network-related problems and enhancing system functionality

What Were Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8 years of experience with a bachelors degree in computer science engineering or related fields
• Deep expertise in Rust programming language and familiarity with lower-level languages such as C/C
• Strong knowledge of system and network programming (e.g. firewalls VPNs protocols TCP/IP UDP DNS QUIC H/3 proxies etc.)
• Familiarity with system concepts such as virtual memory multi-threading and system APIs
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills in both networking and system-level contexts

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity with kernel-mode programming VPN technologies and strong understanding of security protocols and standards
• Experience writing testable low-complexity code with dependency injection and thorough documentation
• Proficiency in additional programming languages like Swift Python or comparable technologies

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