Base Salary
$217k - $310k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of scalable, performant, and reliable distributed systems in cloud and hybrid environments.
- Architect major software components and review and approve critical design proposals.
- Champion software design, code quality, observability, performance optimization, and operational readiness.
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders while raising engineering standards and helping attract technical talent.
- Lead incident response, develop response playbooks, and conduct deep-dive post-incident analyses.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong experience designing scalable, high-performance, and resilient software systems in cloud-native and distributed environments.
- Deep expertise in one or more systems programming or backend languages such as Java, Go, C++, or Python.
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions within the functional domain.
- Experience leveraging ITIL frameworks and incident data during high-stakes incident management and 24/7 on-call rotations.
- Strong background in performance engineering, benchmarking, and optimization of large-scale distributed systems is preferred.
- Track record of initiating strategic projects or expanding technical or business opportunities is preferred.
- Background in security, networking, or large-scale internet systems is preferred.
Benefits
- Various health plans, vacation and sick time, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.
- Available as a remote position or hybrid three days per week in San Jose, California.
About Zscaler
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/