About Zscaler

Zscaler 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 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 debate**—we’re 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 you’re 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.

Our Engineering team built the world's 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 today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 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.

We're looking for an experienced Staff Software Development Engineer to join our DSPM team to contribute as development engineer. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering. You'll be responsible for:

• Designing and implementing highly scalable, microservices

• Writing optimised code using efficient algorithms; design and implement backend application interfaces for data and services

• Designing and developing integration solutions

• Collaborating with product team to define software requirements for programming effort; collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers to build SaaS products for large-data processing

• Leading and contributing to the entire feature development lifecycle, all the way from design, implementation, production operations

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years experience in Golang programming, Data structures/Algorithms & debugging skills in cloud environment; excellent programming and data structure skills

• Strong knowledge of design patterns, data structures and software engineering best practices

• Hands-on experience with popular public cloud services infrastructure offerings such as AWS, GCP, Azure

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores

• Experience developing microservices using Kubernetes on any of the large cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, GCP

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in developing multi-tenant/Enterprise SaaS products, API Management, API design, performance optimization and experience with event-driven and streaming data applications

• Thorough understanding of agile development and continuous integration/delivery patterns; understanding of web security best practices

• Strong operating system, virtual machine, and container knowledge, Good working knowledge of Unix/Linux/Windows systems and OS internals

At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

• Various health plans

• Time off plans for vacation and sick time

• Parental leave options

• Retirement options

• Education reimbursement

• In-office perks, and more!

Learn more about Zscaler’s Future of Work strategy, hybrid working model, and benefits here.

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. *See more information by clicking on the **Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal *link.

Pay Transparency

Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules.

Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.