Sr. Staff Rust Software Engineer

About Zscaler

Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The worlds largest businesses critical infrastructure organizations and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users branches applications data & devices and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across more than 160 data centers globally the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.

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 champion an AI Forward People First philosophy to help us accelerate and innovate empowering our people to embrace their 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 to help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Rust Developer based in San Jose CA (Hybrid) reporting to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering in the Engineering department. Bring your vision and passion to the Zscaler Client Connector team to build and enhance the worlds largest cloud security platform. You will be responsible for developing 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.

What youll do (Role Expectations)

• Develop high-performance networking code for multiple desktop platforms using the Rust language and platform-native APIs

• Improve code quality through building solid testable and well-documented software foundations

• Design and implement major development projects with a focus on scalability security and performance

• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to deliver customer-impacting features

• Debug and solve complex network-related problems and enhance system functionality

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. Youre comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful.

• You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

• You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.

• You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedbackknowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.

• You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

What Were Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or a related field

• 8 years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in the Rust programming language and familiarity with lower-level languages such as C/C

• Strong knowledge of system and network programming including firewalls VPNs protocols TCP/IP UDP DNS QUIC H/3 and proxies

• 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 a 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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