Zscaler

Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer - AI Engineer

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2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Build and scale the agentic layer of the AI Native Product Operations Platform.
  • Develop end-to-end applications using FastAPI, NextJS, and Postgres with RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector retrieval.
  • Implement standards, patterns, and guardrails for scalable, reliable, and cohesive AI development.
  • Partner with Product and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions optimized for cost and throughput.
  • Deliver software through frequent releases, rapid iteration, and end-to-end execution.

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of industry experience with active exploration and integration of AI tools.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with FastAPI, NextJS, and Postgres, including building end-to-end application stacks.
  • Production experience building and deploying agentic AI systems, RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector retrieval systems.
  • Familiarity with prompt engineering, orchestration patterns, agent workflows, and evaluation frameworks or guardrails.
  • Experience supporting frequent or weekly feature releases in a high-velocity delivery environment.
  • Preferred experience in startup or fast-scaling product environments across backend, frontend, and platform engineering.
  • Preferred ability to design AI systems for low cost, high throughput, extensibility, and long-term scalability.
  • Preferred experience selecting and implementing AI development tools, observability frameworks, and LLM application patterns.

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Vacation and sick time off plans
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks
  • Hybrid working model with the role based in Bangalore or Mohali

Tech Stack

FastAPINext.jsPostgreSQL
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About Zscaler

5,001-10,000 employees

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s 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 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. Stay Connected: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zscaler Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zscaler Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zscaler/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zscalerinc/