2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data-forwarding plane using Rust and async/await models.
- Develop resilient, fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable distributed systems with strong concurrency and messaging capabilities.
- Implement and maintain gRPC-based APIs and services connecting forwarding-plane capabilities with control and orchestration layers.
- Optimize performance through deep profiling across kernel-space and user-space.
- Lead code reviews, architectural discussions, documentation, mentoring, and cross-team technical collaboration.
Requirements
- 14+ years of software development experience with specific expertise in systems programming and Rust.
- Extensive experience with asynchronous frameworks such as Tokio or async-std.
- Proven experience building resilient, observable, and horizontally scalable distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of Linux fundamentals, networking, container-based environments, CI/CD, and kernel-user-space interaction.
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions within the functional domain.
- Preferred experience with C/C++ or Go in performance-critical environments and kernel-space technologies such as eBPF, XDP, or DPDK.
- Preferred hands-on experience with gRPC, Protobufs, and L2–L4 protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, and QUIC.
- Preferred experience with AI-assisted developer tools, automated profiling, or AI acceleration libraries.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with in-office expectations and in-office perks.
- Various health plans.
- Vacation and sick-time plans.
- Parental leave options.
- Retirement options.
- Education reimbursement.
- Inclusive benefits supporting employees and their families.
About Zscaler
Zscaler builds a cloud-delivered zero trust security platform that replaces traditional network security appliances for enterprises and public-sector organizations. Its Zero Trust Exchange provides secure web gateway, zero trust access, CASB, and cloud firewall services, sold as subscriptions and delivered across 160+ global data centers. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Jose, it is a public company on NASDAQ (ZS) serving thousands of customers worldwide.