About the role

As an SRE on the Datapath Inline quality engineering team you will have an opportunity to work on world-class SWG solutions. As part of the Inline quality engineering team, you would be required to test, qualify and automate our inline SWG solutions for Email security. You will collaborate with backend service teams to ensure the overall quality, reliability, scalability and performance of the Netskope products. You will work on both the frontend as well as the web application backend. At Netskope, we are looking for innovative, passionate and self motivated engineers like you, who are willing to make an impact with their technical expertise.

What’s in it for you

Netskope’s NG-SWG is a cloud-native solution for protecting enterprises from the growing volume of sophisticated cloud enabled threats and data risks, and has been recognized by Gartner as a market leader in their Magic Quadrant reports. As a member of this team, you will play a key role in the  design, development and delivery of frameworks and automation to test our API backend in a CI/CD environment. 

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in a similar role
• Prior experience provisioning Ubuntu based hosts with Ansible
• Strong Git fundamentals, handling multiple workflows across multiple release branches
• Hands on experience with Jenkins 
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, package installation and uninstallation workflows,
• Excellent expertise with python and Linux scripting skills
• Experience with artifact management solutions such as artifactory

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of other provisioning and configuration management systems, such as Salt
• Experience with multiple CI / CD orchestration tools, like drone, Github Actions etc
• Familiarity with building and packaging tool chains
• Proficient with secrets management tools such as Vault, SSM etc

What you will be doing

• Responsible for deployment of multiple services across 1800+ hosts spread among over 100 points of presence across the world
• Collaborate with QE and other internal teams to help ensure stability and avoid regressions in non production environment
• Co-ordinate with QE and PMs to plan, schedule and execute deployments
• Work with on call engineers to identify issues on time and propose roll back solutions if required
• Launch automation initiatives to streamline and optimize deployment workflows.

Education

• BSCS or equivalent required, MSCS or equivalent strongly preferred

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Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our ZIA Cloud team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Manager, ZIA Core Engineering. You will make ZIA software run in Public Cloud Infrastructure, bringing strong public cloud infrastructure knowledge, technical expertise in network security, hands-on development experience, and proven leadership capabilities. You will bring your vision and passion to our team of experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy through the world's largest cloud security platform.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Participate in the design, development, and optimization of firewall/SWG platforms in Cloud Infrastructure

• Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls/SWG in Cloud Infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals

• Work closely with engineering teams to enhance platform support for virtualized environments

• Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing networking security software and public clouds infrastructure

• Direct experience working on C/C++ programming and firewall technology 

• Strong understanding of AWS services including VPCs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, ELB, Route 53, and Network Firewall

• Experience in designing how FW/SWG solutions integrate with or extend native public cloud services- Firewall/IPS, FreeBSD, OpenSSL

• Technical knowledge in BSD/Linux operating systems and their application in platform development

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Mastery of Network Security Fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, Http(s), VPN technologies, NAT, and load balancing

• Proven experience with Virtualization technologies

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Role 

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Identity & Access Management team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Engineering. You will help manage digital risk by applying security through identity integration and controls. In this role, you will build workflows and application integrations as coordinated with the larger IAM team, Product Management, and Business teams.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead the development of identity management products for Zscaler
• Design and implement core product functionality and key technical initiatives
• Collaborate with team members to maintain a positive working culture and drive technical excellence

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 3+ years of software development experience in large-scale commercial networking applications with a degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Deep proficiency in enterprise Java, object-oriented programming (OOP/OOA), systems architecture, and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with SQL and Postgres
• Strong understanding of networking protocols, including HTTP, SSL/TLS, and TCP/IP
• Technical expertise in frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring, as well as CI/CD tools and processes

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols, such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Federation, or SSO
• Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container infrastructure

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Role

We are looking for a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director of Software Engineering. You will bring your vision and passion to a team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, helping us scale our multitenant architecture and global footprint to serve over 15 million users across 185 countries.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Partner with Product Management to drive detailed product requirements

• Define software design specifications and implement high-quality code using test-driven methodology

• Identify opportunities to refactor existing code for maintainability while taking ownership of complex customer issue resolution

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams including security, UI, platform, and analytics

• Lead and mentor a group of junior engineers, providing technical guidance and assisting with development details

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ Years experience developing large-scale cloud networking and security applications with proficiency in Java, Go, or Python

• Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management protocols, including SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect

• Proven experience working with AWS, Azure, or GCP networking and database services

• Strong background in utilizing PubSub mechanisms and cloud SDKs for complex software solutions

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity or direct experience developing security firewall features within a SaaS environment

• Knowledge of networking protocols and services including DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS

• Experience leveraging cloud-native infrastructure services to enhance platform architecture

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Role 

We are looking for a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Engineering department. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering. 

You will be responsible for writing the frameworks and tools used to test our products, occupying a unique space that combines the "building" mindset of software design with the "breaking" mindset of software test engineering. In this role, you will design and develop wide-reaching tools and write code that automatically verifies product quality, often writing more code than the developers themselves.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Build robust frameworks and tools specifically designed to test complex products
• Design and develop wide-reaching tools that impact the entire engineering lifecycle
• Write high-quality code to automatically verify product quality and ensure seamless performance

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, 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 feedback—knowing 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 never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
• You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience working on systems or distributed systems with a focus on networking, firewall technologies, and cloud infrastructure
• Hands-on proficiency in Python or Golang
• Foundational knowledge of public cloud computing platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with virtual environments including Docker, containers, Kubernetes, and OVA
• Proven track record of building automated testing frameworks

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Deep understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack, HTTP, TLS, PKI, and related networking products like DNS, DHCP, VPN, and HA
• Familiarity with security technologies such as firewalls, IPS, and Authentication
• Advanced expertise in software development lifecycles and high-level development automation

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Role

We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to join our team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering in the Federal and Sovereign Clouds department at our Bangalore office. As a passionate engineer you will work with a team of cloud architects in building scalable, high performance backend applications for our cloud engineering org. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing our multitenant architecture and global footprint for the world’s largest cloud security platform

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs 
• Ensuring code quality by writing and maintaining unit, integration, and performance tests; monitor, debug, and optimize system performance
• Mentoring junior engineers, fostering their growth, and upholding best practices through active participation in code reviews
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and contribute to Agile/Scrum processes like sprint planning and retrospectives
• Participating in on-call rotation to support a highly available engineering platform and ensure compliance with federal guidelines

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity, are comfortable building the path as you walk it, and see ambiguity not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful
• You act like an owner, operate with integrity, adapt to what’s needed, and navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution
• You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges and is energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact
• You are customer-obsessed, build deep empathy for internal and external customers, and anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems
• You operate with urgency, have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, and deliver high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience with proficiency coding in Java / Golang or similar
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Expertise in designing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems with strong fundamentals of scaling, availability and design trade offs
• Exceptional problem-solving skills for creating robust solutions and resolving complex issues with root cause analysis

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong understanding of DevOps automation workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication, and cross-team collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make high-impact technical decisions, and delivering results with minimal oversight
• An AI first engineer with proficiency with one or more AI code-assistance tools (e.g., Windsurf, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate development, refactoring, unit test creation, and troubleshooting

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Role 

We are looking for a Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Technical Implementation and Integration team. This is a remote role based in India, reporting to the Senior Director, Threat Research. 

You will be responsible for connecting and onboarding diverse cybersecurity data sources, mapping and normalizing security data to power exposure and threat management use cases, and customizing workflows to deliver measurable outcomes. This role requires technical depth, comfort with complex datasets, and the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Partner with Sales, Product, and Services to translate complex customer requirements into actionable implementation and integration plans
• Connect diverse cybersecurity and IT sources including EDR, Cloud, and CI/CD while performing data mapping, normalization, and enrichment
• Audit customer data across environments to identify quality issues, security gaps, and specific remediation steps
• Use Python and APIs to configure, customize, and automate data transformations and platform workflows
• Communicate technical findings to stakeholders and provide field-based insights to Engineering to drive product improvements

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience with strong understanding of IT systems, development, and DevOps concepts including APIs, CI/CD, containers, and cloud basics
• Professional experience with cybersecurity concepts, specifically vulnerability management, exposure management, and threat management
• Proven experience with data analysis, data modeling, and SQL with the ability to troubleshoot data issues end-to-end
• Working proficiency in Python for data parsing, transformations, API interaction, and automation
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a high level of attention to detail

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience integrating security tools and data such as SIEM, EDR, VM scanners, CNAPP/CSPM, ticketing/CMDB, identity, or cloud logs
• Direct experience working with data transformation pipelines

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Role:

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Shared Platform Services team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Director of Engineering.

You will be working on the Zscaler Client Connector team to protect corporate devices by securely and privately sending traffic to Zscaler’s global network, where advanced web filtering and Zero Trust policies are applied.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Predominantly use C++ and platform-native languages and APIs to design and development of smart and breakthrough solutions for secure internet/enterprise connectivity and endpoint security client on variety of desktop and mobile platforms: Windows
• Improve code quality and build solid, testable, and well-documented foundations
• Write and execute dev test routines for your modules

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing uncertainty as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner with a passion for the mission that fuels your bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are data-driven and use analytics to find the truth, measure what matters, and replace assumptions with evidence to drive better outcomes.
• You think at scale, connecting your day-to-day work to the larger company mission while building solutions and processes that support a high-growth, global organization.
• You lead with integrity, doing the right thing even when it’s hard and building trust through consistent, transparent action.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10+ years software engineering experience, with emphasis on Microsoft Windows
• Excellent with C++ AND C# technologies, Python, Query language
• Experience in leading, architecting, designing, and debugging complex networking features on Windows
• Experience Windows desktop application development Knowledge on tools like Visual Studio, WinDBG, Wireshark, fiddler Exposure to networking domain and proxies is an added advantage
• Experience in network security products and authentication systems like IDP, LDAP, SAML, OKTA

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Hands on Windows Networking programming experience with NDIS or LWF
• Understanding of Layer 3 and higher networking technologies - IP/TCP/HTTP/SSL protocols.
• Good understanding of one or more operating systems: Mac, Android or iOS is desired.

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Role 

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our ZCC Team. This is a hybrid role based in Mohali/Bangalore Location, reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager within the Engineering department. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will be a key player in the entire product development lifecycle, designing and maintaining high-quality server-side software. Your deep knowledge of C programming and low-level system architecture will be crucial for creating efficient, reliable, and scalable solutions that enable organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Designing, developing, coding, testing, and debugging complex software in C language
• Architecting and implementing software for resource-constrained environments including optimized memory and CPU usage
• Developing networking applications on Operating Systems like Linux or FreeBSD to ensure deterministic and reliable performance
• Mentoring junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and championing best practices in software engineering
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation for software designs and APIs

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development with a focus on system software
• Expert-level proficiency in C programming; experience in Java is a plus
• Strong hands-on experience with Operating Systems such as Linux or FreeBSD
• Proficiency in using debugging tools including GDB and logic analyzers
• Experience with version control systems, particularly GitLab

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Solid understanding of computer architecture, memory management, and concurrency
• Knowledge of networking protocols including TCP/IP and UDP

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Role 

We are looking for a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Unified API platform team, based in Bangalore on a hybrid schedule and reporting to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering. You will join an engineering powerhouse that built the world's largest cloud security platform from the ground up, supporting over 15 million users across 185 countries. This role invites you to bring your vision for cloud architecture and scalable services to a team dedicated to helping organizations harness speed and agility through a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Delivering a unified API and developer platform for Zscaler products, focusing on standardization, governance, and a seamless developer experience
• Creating and refining API development and integration processes, tools, and methodologies across Zscaler's product portfolio
• Leading the creation of a scalable distributed API platform, ensuring it is highly available, observable, and operable

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing uncertainty not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner with a passion for the mission that fuels your bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions that deliver the biggest impact.
• You are a learner with a true growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate.
• You are driven by innovation and have a deep curiosity for how things work, energized by solving complex technical challenges to accelerate transformation.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Extensive experience in the architecture, design, and development of API frameworks and technologies, with 8+ years of experience
• Proven experience in creating SDKs and designing APIs
• Deep knowledge of API design standards, best practices, and API-first design principles
• Strong background in message brokers, caches, queues, and pub/sub concepts
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Go, Java, C++, Rust, or JavaScript

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with product managers on external-facing products and roadmap development
• Experience working dynamically with cross-functional teams to drive product innovation

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Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our Data Protection team. This role is based out of Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering. You will develop and own components of a large-scale distributed system, focusing on high scalability and performance. By collaborating across Operations and Support teams, you will ensure the health of our cloud infrastructure and the success of our global customers.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Develop and own components of a large-scale distributed system with a focus on scalability

• Troubleshoot complex technical issues with precision and attention to detail

• Collaborate with Operations and Support teams to maintain a healthy cloud infrastructure

• Ensure a high-quality experience for global customers through proactive system maintenance

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Extensive 7+ years experience in software development with a deep understanding of distributed systems

• Proficiency in C/C++ programming languages

• Strong foundation in Algorithms and Data Structures

• In-depth knowledge of fundamental networking concepts including TCP/IP and HTTP(S)

• Hands-on experience working in Linux or Unix environments

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proven experience developing large and maintainable software product architectures

• Advanced debugging and troubleshooting skills in complex environments

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

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Role

We are looking for a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Director, Software Development Engineering.

You will join the Central Authority team working on the control plane for the Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) product, which has redefined how security services are delivered in the cloud. You will bring your expertise in security protocols and services to a team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design, develop, and optimize critical control path features within our global Cloud Infrastructure
• Own and scale components of a large-scale distributed system with a focus on high performance and reliability
• Leverage AI-powered tools to drive advanced problem solving and enhance engineering efficiency
• Mentor junior engineers to build technical excellence and maintain high standards across the engineering organization

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science with 8+ years of experience
• Hands-on experience in modern programming languages such as GoLang, Java, or Python
• Strong Distributed systems knowledge
• Hands-on experience with Docker, K8, and Public clouds such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc
• Hands-on experience with any RDBMS (PostgreSQL preferred), including working knowledge of polyglot persistence on Hyperscalers

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of networking protocols including DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS
• Knowledge of authentication protocols like LDAP, SAML, and OAuth

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Role 

We are looking for a Senior Database Developer (PostgreSQL/MySQL/AWS Aurora, SQLite) to join our team in a Hybrid (Bangalore, Hyderabad or Mohali) capacity, reporting to the Senior Director, Software Engineering. You will design, build, and optimize high-performance database systems at planet scale, owning data modeling, complex SQL development, and cloud-native automation. This role is critical for supporting sharded, high-throughput workloads and ensuring the reliability of our global data infrastructure.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design and evolve high-scale data models, partitioning strategies, and sharding patterns to support massive transactional and analytical workloads
• Optimize query performance and database internals across Postgres and MySQL fleets using advanced profiling tools and configuration tuning
• Lead the operation and scaling of AWS Aurora environments, including Serverless v2, Global Databases, and read replica management
• Architect and execute zero-downtime schema migrations and robust disaster recovery strategies to ensure world-class system reliability
• Standardize database observability and automation by building CI/CD pipelines for schema changes and managing infrastructure as code

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 6+ years of professional experience with relational databases, including 3+ years operating cloud databases such as AWS Aurora or RDS in production
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, and MySQL stored routines with a track record of optimizing systems handling thousands of TPS/QPS
• Deep technical knowledge of database internals including MVCC, WAL, vacuuming, and InnoDB locking mechanisms
• Hands-on experience with data modeling, partitioning, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Advanced skills in performance diagnostics using tools like EXPLAIN ANALYZE, pg_stat_statements, and Performance Insights

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with streaming platforms like Kafka and managing database operations within Kubernetes environments
• Proven ability to drive cost and performance optimization for cloud databases through IOPS and storage class tuning
• Knowledge of connection management tools like PgBouncer and integration with search engines like Elasticsearch

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Role

We are looking for a Staff Detection Engineer to join our Zscaler Threat Hunting team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Zscaler Threat Hunting. You will combine threat research and engineering expertise to build the next generation of detections across AWS and cloud infrastructures. By leveraging big data platforms like Hadoop and Athena, you will design scalable hunting logic and automated pipelines to defend our global footprint and enhance threat visibility.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Combine threat research and engineering expertise to develop advanced detections and hunting logic using Python and AWS infrastructure

• Design, scale, and maintain engineering projects, including GitLab pipelines and repeatable deployment steps to improve hunting efficiency

• Develop YAML-based detections and SIGMA-like rule technologies while migrating existing hunting detections to next-generation systems

• Utilize data platforms like Hadoop, Athena, and data lakes to monitor and test new intelligence sources for enhanced threat visibility

• Independently write detections and playbooks while supporting operational demands, including weekend night shifts and on-call rotations

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Proven experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, security operations, or malware analysis

• Hands-on experience developing and implementing detection rules in SIEM tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or ElasticSearch

• Deep familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and experience translating TTPs into actionable detection logic

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent security industry experience

• Ability to work flexible schedules, including weekend night shifts, to meet global operational demands

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Significant experience as a Senior Detection Engineer leading complex detection strategies and mentoring junior team members

• Expertise in validating detection logic, performing root cause analysis of failures, and delivering platform improvement recommendations

• Advanced scripting and automation skills in Python for developing and managing complex detection infrastructure

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Role

We are looking for a Staff Information Security Engineer to join our Cyber and Data Security team. This is a Bangalore based role, reporting to the Director, Information Security Engineering. You will lead pentesting efforts across our applications and infrastructure while conducting deep security architecture reviews. By prioritizing vulnerabilities and driving security automation, you will serve as a critical partner to our engineering and operations teams in safeguarding our global ecosystem.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Perform advanced pen-testing on applications and infrastructure to identify and mitigate risks

• Conduct security architecture reviews and provide strategic recommendations for complex systems

• Partner with engineering and operations teams to prioritise vulnerabilities for remediation

• Design and implement security automation to streamline repetitive tasks and improve efficiency

• Lead security assessments across web applications, thick clients, and APIs

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in manual security assessments using industry-leading tools for web applications, thick clients, and APIs

• Expertise in thick client penetration testing across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms

• Proven experience conducting security architecture reviews in network security and complex application environments

• Strong fundamental knowledge of security concepts, cryptography, Unix architecture, and networking

• Ability to read and debug programming languages such as C/C++, Java, or Javascript to identify security weaknesses

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proven ability to validate findings and perform thorough root cause analysis

• Advanced scripting knowledge used to automate repetitive security tasks and research

• Experience or interest in emerging security research areas including Container, AI/ML, or Cloud security

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Role

We are looking for an experienced Staff Machine Learning Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role is based in Bangalore, reporting to the Manager, Machine Learning Engineering. You will be responsible for building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems that power our entire ML pipeline, from data collection to real-time serving. You'll solve complex real-world business problems by partnering closely with data scientists and product teams to deliver impactful automation and intelligence.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Build and maintain large-scale distributed systems to support the whole pipeline including data collection, feature engineering, model training, model evaluation, model deployment, and real-time serving
• Develop functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling, and participate in the development, debug, and support
• Solve complex real-world business problems like threat detection and business intelligence by working closely with stakeholders including data scientists, product management, and product engineering teams

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or ML Engineer
• Experience with applying machine learning for improving key business metrics, optimized models for accuracy, latency
• Experience with researching newer techniques, and innovating for building ML based solutions
• Experience with algorithms in building out data collection/processing infrastructure, Machine Learning model training, and serving platforms
• Deep expertise with cloud infrastructure (AWS)

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proven track record of designing, building and shipping end-end applications at scale
• Experience identifying and solving problems in data using machine learning systems
• Familiarity with multi-agent systems, agent architectures, prompt engineering and SOTA AI frameworks

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Role 

We are looking for an experienced Staff Machine Learning Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role is based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Engg. Manager - Data + AI.

You will be responsible for designing and developing large scale ML Systems that analyze massive volumes of network data to detect anomalies, threats, and patterns in near real-time. You’ll solve complex real-world business problems by partnering closely with data architects and product teams to deliver impactful automation and intelligence, including the design and orchestration of specialized autonomous agents.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Build and maintain large-scale distributed systems to support the full ML lifecycle, including data collection, feature engineering, and Agentic AI components like agent workflows and real-time serving
• Solve complex business problems such as threat detection by collaborating with data architects and product teams to build multi-agent solutions that automate analysis and decisioning
• Partner with cross-functional teams to assess requirements, manage scheduling, and lead the development and debugging of agent-based systems
• Support the rollout and monitoring plans for production-grade ML systems to ensure performance, observability, and scalability

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience as an AI-ML Engineer with technical proficiency in Java, Springboot, Python, and PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Proven experience writing high-performance queries for large-scale analytics platforms such as Azure Data Explorer (ADX/Kusto) or Google BigQuery, including partitioning-aware patterns
• Deep expertise in designing and deploying anomaly detection using tree-based models, statistical techniques, and streaming ML approaches
• Hands-on experience developing multi-agent orchestration, agent-to-agent communications, and autonomous decision-making workflows
• Strong technical background with distributed infrastructure and public cloud platforms like Azure, GCP, or AWS

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• A track record of shipping end-to-end applications at scale that process billions of events
• Willingness to work across the full spectrum of Big Data and AI-based solutions
• Hands-on experience with SOTA AI frameworks, prompt engineering, and complex agent architectures

#LI-Bangalore #LI-AN4

Role 

We are looking for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to join our Exposure Management & Security Operations team. This role is a hybrid position based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Manager, Engineering Strategy, Planning & Analytics. You will join the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, helping to scale a multitenant architecture that serves over 15 million users globally. Your vision and passion will be critical as we continue to innovate and enable organizations to harness the speed and agility of a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Designing and deploying scalable, reliable, and efficient production-grade Gen AI/ML systems from data ingestion to monitoring
• Driving innovation by researching and evaluating emerging AI/ML frameworks, rapidly prototyping novel solutions, and championing full-scale implementation
• Implementing and maintaining robust MLOps practices, including logging, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines for distributed ML systems
• Leading and mentoring junior engineers in system design best practices and promoting technical excellence
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex business needs into technical solutions

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing dynamic environments as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner with a passion for the mission and a bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions that deliver the biggest impact.
• You are a learner with a growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate.
• You are driven by innovation and have a deep curiosity for how things work, believing in the power of technology to accelerate transformation.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• At least 5 years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer with a track record of shipping complex, scalable ML systems to production
• Proven experience building Gen AI/ML systems with LLMs, fine-tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Agentic AI in production environments
• Experience designing and implementing distributed ML systems with deep knowledge of MLOps, including monitoring and logging
• Strong computer science foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design with expertise in Python and SQL
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to partner effectively across global engineering teams

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Expertise with cloud services such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and ML platforms like Kubeflow or SageMaker
• Proficiency in systems programming languages like Go or Rust with an understanding of distributed systems and networking fundamentals
• A record of research, publications, or patents in AI/ML

#LI-Hybrid #LI-VV3

Role

We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Director, Site Reliability Engineer. 

You will be a key driver in provisioning and deploying new infrastructure, focusing heavily on infrastructure automation. Your expertise will help manage how customer traffic is routed within the cloud and ensure seamless troubleshooting across hardware and automated systems.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Manage and maintain large-scale distributed systems using an infrastructure-as-code approach
• Develop and enhance tools to automate the deployment and management of large-scale services, focusing on reliable system architecture and maintaining high code quality
• Diagnose and resolve issues by editing code, adjusting infrastructure configurations, conducting performance and network analysis, and creating reusable tools
• Develop automation solutions and manage services efficiently using version-controlled infrastructure-as-code
• Support mission critical services and participate in on-call rotations as needed

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• 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. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution
• You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact
• You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose
• You are driven by innovation. You have a deep curiosity for how things work and are energized by solving complex technical challenges. You believe in the power of technology to accelerate transformation and are always looking for a better, more secure, and scalable way
• You are resilient and adaptable. You view change as an opportunity and setbacks as temporary. You maintain composure and focus in high-pressure situations, guiding yourself and your team through complexity with a steady, positive hand

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of relevant experience in site reliability or systems engineering
• Proficiency with Python or Ansible for automation tasks as well as proficiency with interacting with external APIs
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining automation solutions
• Strong background in systems administration, specifically with Linux or other major operating systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Hands-on experience with Systems Kickstart using PXE and monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Nagios

#LI-SK3 

#LI-HYBRID

Role

We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to join our team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering in the Federal and Sovereign Clouds department at our Bangalore office. As a passionate engineer you will work with a team of cloud architects in building scalable, high performance backend applications for our cloud engineering org. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing our multitenant architecture and global footprint for the world’s largest cloud security platform

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs 
• Ensuring code quality by writing and maintaining unit, integration, and performance tests; monitor, debug, and optimize system performance
• Mentoring junior engineers, fostering their growth, and upholding best practices through active participation in code reviews
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and contribute to Agile/Scrum processes like sprint planning and retrospectives
• Participating in on-call rotation to support a highly available engineering platform and ensure compliance with federal guidelines

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity, are comfortable building the path as you walk it, and see ambiguity not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful
• You act like an owner, operate with integrity, adapt to what’s needed, and navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution
• You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges and is energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact
• You are customer-obsessed, build deep empathy for internal and external customers, and anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems
• You operate with urgency, have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, and deliver high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience with proficiency coding in Java / Golang or similar
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Expertise in designing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems with strong fundamentals of scaling, availability and design trade offs
• Exceptional problem-solving skills for creating robust solutions and resolving complex issues with root cause analysis

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong understanding of DevOps automation workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication, and cross-team collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, make high-impact technical decisions, and delivering results with minimal oversight
• An AI first engineer with proficiency with one or more AI code-assistance tools (e.g., Windsurf, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate development, refactoring, unit test creation, and troubleshooting

#LI-RM6 #LI-Hybrid

Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Cyber Security and Data Protection Engineering department. based out of our Bangalore office three days a week,In this role, reporting to the Sr Manager of Engineering, Cyber Security and Data Protection. You will build quality into products that secure mobile devices, applications, and data for millions of users who rely on our service for comprehensive protection and data security. Our team develops innovative solutions across web filtering, policy enforcement, next-gen firewalls, and CASB, utilizing real-time analytics to provide unmatched visibility through a state-of-the-art NOC.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Validate complex features by designing, implementing, and executing comprehensive automated test cases

• Develop and maintain scalable automation frameworks and internal tools to streamline the entire software testing lifecycle

• Lead scalability, stress, and performance testing initiatives to identify bottlenecks and propose architectural solutions

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and interact with customers to simulate real-world scenarios for product validation

• Evaluate and implement cloud security measures while identifying continuous improvement areas across the development process

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong object-oriented design and coding skills

• Proficiency in Python, Java, or C programming and a strong grasp of operating systems, TCP/IP, and Linux

• Experience debugging HTTP/HTTPS requests using tools like Fiddler or Wireshark and working with network security protocols

• Practical experience validating RESTful APIs and performing performance testing within AWS or Azure environments

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience validating Data Leak Prevention (DLP), Advanced Threat Protection, or Malware Detection technologies

• Hands-on experience with CASB cloud applications and performance benchmarking of Windows or MacOS end machine applications

• Expertise in mobile test automation for iOS and Android platforms

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Role:

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Shared Platform Services team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Director of Engineering.

You will be working on the Zscaler Client Connector team to protect corporate devices by securely and privately sending traffic to Zscaler’s global network, where advanced web filtering and Zero Trust policies are applied.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Predominantly use C++ and platform-native languages and APIs to implement high-performance networking code across multiple desktop platforms
• Improve code quality and build solid, testable, and well-documented foundations
• Utilize your deep understanding of system programming and networking protocols to ensure seamless connectivity and device security

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing uncertainty as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner with a passion for the mission that fuels your bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are data-driven and use analytics to find the truth, measure what matters, and replace assumptions with evidence to drive better outcomes.
• You think at scale, connecting your day-to-day work to the larger company mission while building solutions and processes that support a high-growth, global organization.
• You lead with integrity, doing the right thing even when it’s hard and building trust through consistent, transparent action.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• In-depth knowledge and professional experience with the C++ language
• Strong understanding of network protocols and experience with socket programming
• Expertise in the Linux ecosystem with a comprehensive understanding of Linux system architecture
• Flexibility to learn and work across multiple platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android
• Proven experience writing easily-testable and thoroughly-tested code using abstractions like dependency injection

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with kernel-mode programming
• High level of comfort writing multithreaded and asynchronous code
• Strong track record of debugging complex network-related problems

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#LI-GL2

Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore or Mohali, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering. You will lead quality strategy and execution for a large-scale, cloud-native, multi-tenant platform. You will bring your vision and passion to a team of experts enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy through our multitenant architecture.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Own end-to-end System Integration Testing (SIT) and quality outcomes for key platform areas including UI, APIs, services, and data workflows

• Design and deliver effective, automatable test plans with strong coverage for functional, regression, and system integration scenarios

• Build and maintain UI and API automation using modern frameworks to ensure stability, maintainability, and fast feedback

• Validate large-scale systems including REST APIs, backend services, distributed workflows, and microservices

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, enabling release gating, quality metrics, and faster deployments

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Advanced proficiency in automation testing using Python (pytest/unittest), JavaScript, or TypeScript

• Hands-on experience with UI automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright for end-to-end validation

• Deep experience testing distributed systems, microservices, and scalable cloud-native multi-tenant architectures in AWS, GCP, or Azure environments

• Solid understanding of CI/CD integration, Linux troubleshooting, and containerized environments including Docker and Kubernetes

• Technical knowledge of L2/L3 networking concepts, including routing protocols, VPN, IPSec, and WAN architecture

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proven experience designing scalable test frameworks covering architecture, patterns, reporting, stability, and parallelization

• Proficiency with Git, test management tools like TestRail, and issue tracking systems such as Jira

• Hands-on experience with AI agent prompting and usage for productivity, test design, and automation support

#LI-GL2

#LI-Hybrid

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our ZPA datapath team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering in our ZTNA department. You will be a key part of the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up. We are seeking a visionary to help enhance our services and global footprint, enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility through a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Developing and optimizing network applications and protocols using C/C++
• Designing efficient data structures for network data processing and handle system-level programming in Linux environments
• Analyzing network performance to identify issues and implement optimization solutions
• Collaborating with teams to define requirements, design architectures, and integrate network solutions
• Conducting code reviews, testing, and debugging to ensure robust and reliable software

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You’re 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 operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.
• You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, 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 feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
• You lead with integrity. You do the right thing, even when it’s hard. You hold yourself and others to a high standard of accountability and build trust by matching your words with consistent, transparent action.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in a distributed and enterprise-scale environment
• Strong knowledge of C programming specifically for network-related data handling and processing
• Expertise in Linux environments, including system-level programming, scripting, and troubleshooting
• Experience with networking protocols and traffic management technologies (e.g. TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, QUIC)
• Strong knowledge in one of the cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in L3 protocols, routing, and BGP
• Stay current with industry trends and propose enhancements to improve system reliability, scalability, and network efficiency
• Experience in Cloud-based Networking

#LI-NT1

#LI-Hybrid

Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer for a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director of Software Engineering in the platform convergence department. You will design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data forwarding plane using Rust, leveraging its async/await model for efficient I/O and service-oriented infrastructure. Your work will focus on developing distributed, scalable systems that bridge the gap between control and orchestration layers through fault-tolerant gRPC-based services.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data forwarding plane using Rust, leveraging its async/await model for efficient I/O and service-oriented infrastructure
• Develop distributed, scalable systems with a focus on concurrency, fault tolerance, and messaging
• Implement and maintain gRPC-based APIs and services to integrate forwarding plane capabilities with control and orchestration layers
• Optimize system performance through profiling tools across kernel-space and user-space
• Engage in code reviews, system design discussions, technical documentation, and mentoring junior engineers

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of software development experience with extensive coding in Rust, particularly in systems programming and async frameworks like Tokio or async-std
• Proven expertise in building resilient, observable, and horizontally scalable distributed systems
• Strong understanding of Linux fundamentals, including networking, namespaces, sockets, and kernel-user space interaction
• Proficient in container-based environments, Git, CI/CD workflows, and performance instrumentation

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with systems languages like C/C++ or Go, particularly in performance-critical environments
• Familiarity with Linux networking stacks, kernel-space technologies (eBPF, XDP, DPDK), bare-metal deployments, and Kubernetes networking
• Hands-on experience with gRPC, Protobufs, service-oriented architectures, and L2–L4 networking protocols

#LI-Hybrid #LI-RM6

Role

We are looking for a seasoned Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Product Security Engineering department. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Director, Software Engineering. You will join our Internal Security Automation team, contributing to securing the world’s largest cloud security platform. You'll bring your vision and passion to a team of experts who enable organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility through a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design, build, and operate foundational security services, AI security agents, and integrations with internal systems to empower Zscaler engineering teams to ship secure software

• Implement scalable APIs and microservices in Go for seamless system communication

• Collaborate with architects and product owners to ensure cloud services align with company standards

• Participate in on-call rotations to resolve production issues while continuously improving system reliability

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years focused on developing backend cloud systems using Python or Go

• Proficiency in building web services using REST, GraphML, or gRPC and managing secure endpoint communication

• Experience with containerized application development and orchestration using Kubernetes

• Proficiency in designing, deploying, and operating services and applications on AWS including familiarity with IaC frameworks such as Terraform or CDK

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity with full-stack development, frontend development, and DevOps automation workflows

• Proficiency in the use of coding assistants such as Google Code Assist, Windsurf, Cursor, or Claude code on production codebases

• Hands-on experience building AI agents with Large Language Models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

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Role 

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Engineering department. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering. 

You will be responsible for writing the frameworks and tools used to test our products, occupying a unique space that combines the "building" mindset of software design with the "breaking" mindset of software test engineering. In this role, you will design and develop wide-reaching tools and write code that automatically verifies product quality, often writing more code than the developers themselves.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Build robust frameworks and tools specifically designed to test complex products
• Design and develop wide-reaching tools that impact the entire engineering lifecycle
• Write high-quality code to automatically verify product quality and ensure seamless performance

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, 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 feedback—knowing 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 never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
• You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience working on systems or distributed systems with a focus on networking, firewall technologies, and cloud infrastructure
• Hands-on proficiency in Python or Golang
• Foundational knowledge of public cloud computing platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with virtual environments including Docker, containers, Kubernetes, and OVA
• Proven track record of building automated testing frameworks

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Deep understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack, HTTP, TLS, PKI, and related networking products like DNS, DHCP, VPN, and HA
• Familiarity with security technologies such as firewalls, IPS, and Authentication
• Advanced expertise in software development lifecycles and high-level development automation

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Role 

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Engineering department. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering.

As a DevOps Engineer you will be responsible for managing development and infrastructure demands. Additional responsibilities for this role include deploying systems and supporting peer developers.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Provisioning Zscaler services on public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) using Kubernetes, helm and terraform
• Ensuring security compliance of service deployment
• Working with the team to control costs and optimize cloud utilization
• Designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Advocating and guiding Software Engineers in adopting DevOps philosophy

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, 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 feedback—knowing 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 never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
• You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience with an Engineering or Computer Science degree, specializing in hosting 24x7 services on public cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure
• Automation and orchestration experience using relevant technologies (e.g. Terraform, Cloudformation, Ansible, etc.)
• Skilled in managing Kubernetes clusters and proficient with CI/CD tools like Bamboo and Jenkins
• Proficient in Databases and SQL (preferably Postgres) with experience in cloud architecture components like message queuing, in-memory caches, and load balancing
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring technologies such as prometheus, Grafana end ELK Stack

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack, HTTP, TLS, PKI and other related protocols and products (DNS, DHCP, VPN, HA, routing and switching)
• Understanding of security technologies like firewall, IPS, Authentication,VPN

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Role 

We are looking for a seasoned Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Engineering department. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering. You will join our Cloud Browser Isolation Product Team, contributing to the world’s largest cloud security platform. You'll bring your vision and passion to a team of experts who enable organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility through a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design, build, and maintain integrations with internal and external products to enhance Zscaler offerings beyond a single solution
• Implement scalable APIs and microservices in Go for seamless data exchange and real-time session handling
• Collaborate with architects and product owners to ensure cloud services align with company standards
• Develop solutions for traffic management, monitoring, and logging to ensure high reliability and efficient debugging
• Participate in on-call rotations to resolve production issues while continuously improving system reliability

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years focused on developing backend cloud systems using Go (Golang)
• Proficiency in building APIs using HTTP, gRPC, or REST and managing secure endpoint communication
• Experience with containerized application development (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Proven track record of building backend systems with high performance and reliability expectations
• Solid understanding of networking concepts such as TCP, DNS, and SSL/TLS encryption

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity or willingness to contribute to NodeJS backend development
• Exposure to DevOps automation workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with distributed messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar services

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Role 

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Identity & Access Management team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Engineering. You will help manage digital risk by applying security through identity integration and controls. In this role, you will build workflows and application integrations as coordinated with the larger IAM team, Product Management, and Business teams.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead the development of identity management products for Zscaler
• Design and implement core product functionality and key technical initiatives
• Collaborate with team members to maintain a positive working culture and drive technical excellence

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of software development experience in large-scale commercial networking applications with a degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Deep proficiency in enterprise Java, object-oriented programming (OOP/OOA), systems architecture, and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with SQL and Postgres
• Strong understanding of networking protocols, including HTTP, SSL/TLS, and TCP/IP
• Technical expertise in frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring, as well as CI/CD tools and processes

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management protocols, such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Federation, or SSO
• Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container infrastructure

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Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Shared Platform Services team. This is a hybrid role based in Mohali / Hyderabad/ Bangalore/ , reporting to the Sr. Manager Software Engineering. Our Engineering team built the world's largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we continue to scale. With more than 100 patents and extensive plans for enhancing services, our multitenant architecture has established us as the cloud security leader for over 15 million users worldwide. We invite you to bring your vision and passion to our team of architects and engineers who are enabling global organizations to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of large-scale, complex features for the Zscaler Client Connector Cloud Service, driving key technical initiatives from initial concept to final execution.
• Take full accountability for core product functionality, ensuring high performance, scalability, and seamless integration within the cloud ecosystem.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Development, and Cloud Operations teams to align on product vision and ensure a smooth, synchronized release lifecycle.
• Define robust deployment procedures and implement proactive monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the long-term stability and health of new features.
• Champion product excellence by troubleshooting critical customer issues and delivering high-quality, resilient code within a fast-paced, high-velocity environment.

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing dynamic environments as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner with a passion for the mission and a bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver who is energized by finding solutions to the hardest challenges, knowing that solving them delivers the biggest impact.
• You are a learner with a growth mindset who actively seeks feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate.
• You are driven by innovation and have a deep curiosity for how things work, always seeking a better, more secure, and scalable way to accelerate transformation.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5 years of hands-on experience specifically in developing web applications and microservices.
• Deep proficiency in Enterprise Java, Object-Oriented Analysis/Programming (OOA/OOP), and RESTful API architecture.
• Practical experience with RDBMS, specifically being "fluent" in SQL programming and writing Stored Procedures.
• Security Literacy: A solid understanding of Security, Authentication/Authorization, and encryption best practices.
• Experience in application development using Java, REST APIs, MySQL, and JQuery

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a strictly related discipline.
• Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills using CPU and memory profilers to identify resource exhaustion issues
• Ability to write complex MySQL queries and generate reports based on business requirements

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Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Engineering team in a hybrid capacity in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Director, Software Engineering. You will join the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects and software engineers who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead the engineering effort for the development and maintenance of the Zscaler Zero-Trust Cloud User Interface

• Work closely with the UI design team to implement intuitive and accessible user interfaces, leveraging UX best practices and a component library

• Collaborate with the product team to define and implement functional requirements that align with business goals

• Develop high-quality, maintainable code with thorough unit and end-to-end (E2E) tests using frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, or Playwright

• Advocate for UI platform priorities, ensuring alignment with long-term architectural goals and business needs

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• 6+ years of professional experience as a front-end engineer, with at least 5 years of experience specifically in React

• Extensive experience with JavaScript and developing UI components using React

• Strong understanding of UI/UX design principles and implementing efficient, scalable GraphQL and REST APIs

• Proven ability to address key UI concerns such as scalability, performance, and security to maintain a high-quality user experience

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong understanding of front-end build tools, package managers, monorepos, and version control systems such as Nx, npm, and Git

• Familiarity with containerization and Kubernetes

• Understanding of AWS services including Cloudfront, EC2, and S3 and their application in secure, scalable, and highly available UI deployments

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Role 

We are looking for a Staff Threat Researcher to join our Threatlabz team. This is a hybrid role based in Mohali,reporting to the Senior Manager, Threat Research. As a key contributor to our threat research initiatives, you will lead the charge in identifying vulnerabilities and analyzing sophisticated malware within the Apple ecosystem. Your expertise in macOS and iOS system internals will drive the development of advanced detection strategies and strengthen our overall product defenses.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Perform static and dynamic analysis of macOS and iOS applications, firmware, and system internals to identify vulnerabilities and malicious functionality
• Reverse-engineer malware samples to decipher behavior, capabilities, and attack vectors while contributing to prevention strategies
• Research and maintain deep expertise in macOS security features, XNU kernel updates, and frameworks such as Endpoint Security and Network Extensions
• Develop custom tools and scripts to automate reverse engineering, binary analysis, and malware-related processing tasks
• Partner with engineering, QA, and threat intelligence teams to integrate new security features and harden product defenses

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Proficiency in system-level languages including C, C++, Objective-C, Swift and deep knowledge of macOS architecture, Mach-O binary formats, and security mechanisms like SIP, TCC, and Gatekeeper
• Extensive hands-on experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, Frida, and Wireshark
• Strong scripting skills, particularly in Python, for automating complex analysis and research tasks
• Proven ability to decompile, disassemble, and de-obfuscate closed-source binaries to reconstruct logic without source code access

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with Windows or Linux platforms for comparative threat analysis
• Prior professional track record in specialized malware analysis or vulnerability research
• Thorough understanding of network protocols and system-level communication mechanisms

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Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our ZIA Cloud team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Manager, ZIA Core Engineering. You will make ZIA software run in Public Cloud Infrastructure, bringing strong public cloud infrastructure knowledge, technical expertise in network security, hands-on development experience, and proven leadership capabilities. You will bring your vision and passion to our team of experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy through the world's largest cloud security platform.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Participate in the design, development, and optimization of firewall/SWG platforms in Cloud Infrastructure

• Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls/SWG in Cloud Infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals

• Work closely with engineering teams to enhance platform support for virtualized environments

• Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing networking security software and public clouds infrastructure

• Direct experience working on C/C++ programming and firewall technology 

• Strong understanding of AWS services including VPCs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, ELB, Route 53, and Network Firewall

• Experience in designing how FW/SWG solutions integrate with or extend native public cloud services- Firewall/IPS, FreeBSD, OpenSSL

• Technical knowledge in BSD/Linux operating systems and their application in platform development

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Mastery of Network Security Fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, Http(s), VPN technologies, NAT, and load balancing

• Proven experience with Virtualization technologies

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Role

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering within the Engineering department. You will be a key development engineer responsible for designing, developing, and testing mission-critical enhancements to the Zscaler nanolog database and its associated services. Your work will focus on the evolution of query parsing, streaming architectures, and high-efficiency data storage to power our global cloud infrastructure.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Design, develop, and test enhancements to the Zscaler nanolog database and associated services
• Develop advanced features in query parsing and planner modules, including new functionalities for the Zscaler query language in metrics-based data stores
• Optimize log collection and streaming to third parties, implementing efficient storage and compression algorithms
• Troubleshoot complex issues within production clouds, profiling code to identify and improve efficiency in hot spots
• Architect large-scale, maintainable software components that support distributed systems at scale

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 7+ years of software development experience with deep expertise in C programming
• Strong working experience in database kernels, specifically focused on query optimizations
• Expert knowledge of Unix systems and a strong command of Algorithms and Data Structures
• Proven track record in developing large, maintainable software architectures for distributed systems
• Experience building scalable systems with expertise in high-performance computing, multi-threading, and memory optimization

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and HTTP protocols
• Direct experience in compiler development or advanced language design

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Role 

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer (C and Go) to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore (3 days a week in office), reporting to the Senior Director of Software Development 

You will work on the control plane for the Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and ZDX products, which has redefined how security services are delivered in the cloud.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Practice technical leadership in design, development, and optimization of control path features in Cloud Infrastructure
• Define and execute the technical roadmap ensuring alignment with business goals
• Develop and own components of a large-scale distributed system with a focus on scalability
• Use AI-powered tools for advanced problem solving and engineering efficiency
• Mentor other engineers

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, programming in Go or Java
• Deep expertise in networking protocols (DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS) and designing high-throughput, low-latency, horizontally scalable systems
• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud with a deep understanding of Kubernetes (AWS EKS) and container infrastructure
• Operational excellence with familiarity in monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana for debugging complex, large-scale systems
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes (AWS EKS) and container infrastructure

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of PostgreSQL and hands-on experience with design patterns for building scalable, reliable control planes including state management and RBAC
• Experience with gRPC, Protobuf, or similar serialization and RPC frameworks
• Strong fundamentals in high-performance computing, distributed systems, event-based programming, and memory optimization

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Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our ZIA Cloud team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senio Manager, ZIA Core Engineering. You will make ZIA software run in Public Cloud Infrastructure, bringing strong public cloud infrastructure knowledge, technical expertise in network security, hands-on development experience, and proven leadership capabilities. You will bring your vision and passion to our team of experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy through the world's largest cloud security platform.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Participate in the design, development, and optimization of firewall/SWG platforms in Cloud Infrastructure

• Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls/SWG in Cloud Infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals

• Work closely with engineering teams to enhance platform support for virtualized environments

• Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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 feedback—knowing 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 We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing networking security software and public clouds infrastructure

• Direct experience working on C/C++ programming and firewall technology 

• Strong understanding of AWS services including VPCs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, ELB, Route 53, and Network Firewall

• Experience in designing how FW/SWG solutions integrate with or extend native public cloud services- Firewall/IPS, FreeBSD, OpenSSL

• Technical knowledge in BSD/Linux operating systems and their application in platform development

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Mastery of Network Security Fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, Http(s), VPN technologies, NAT, and load balancing

• Proven experience with Virtualization technologies

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As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will be a highly technical individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and optimizing the backend systems that power our low-latency ad platform. You will take the lead in developing scalable microservices and streaming data infrastructure to handle high-throughput workloads with minimal latency. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and real-time data processing (ideally in the programmatic advertising domain) to ensure our systems remain highly performant and reliable. You’ll work closely with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to translate business needs into technical solutions and ensure the platform is fast, fault-tolerant, and observable. This role is based in the United States and can be performed remotely, with a preference for candidates who can join us in a hybrid capacity in San Francisco, New York, or Atlanta.

Responsibilities:

• System Architecture & Development: Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance backend services, including microservices and APIs, that can efficiently handle large volumes of requests with low latency. Ensure the architecture accommodates real-time bidding and personalization use cases common in AdTech.
• Streaming Data Infrastructure: Develop and maintain streaming data pipelines and event-driven systems to process and analyze continuous data flows in real time (e.g., using Apache Kafka). Optimize data ingestion and processing for timeliness and accuracy to support downstream analytics and machine-learning models.
• Performance & Reliability: Ensure the backend systems are highly performant, resilient, and stable under heavy load. Implement robust fault-tolerance mechanisms and optimize for low-latency response times in a high-concurrency environment. Leverage observability best practices (comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing) to enable engineers to quickly analyze system behavior and take proactive measures to boost performance and reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams – including Product, Data Science, DevOps, and Frontend – to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Facilitate effective communication and collaborative problem-solving to deliver new features and improvements that align with our product roadmap.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership within the engineering team without direct managerial duties. Guide and mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practice adoption, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Technical Strategy & Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends (e.g. new AWS services, streaming frameworks, database technologies) and evaluate their potential benefit to our platform. Contribute to the technical roadmap, making build-vs-buy recommendations and driving innovation to keep our systems ahead of the curve.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building backend systems, with 3+ years in a senior or lead role (e.g. Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer) in the AdTech or a similar high-volume, low-latency domain.
• Proven track record in designing and building high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that operate at scale (e.g. handling thousands of requests per second or more).
• Expertise in microservices architecture and distributed system design, including experience decomposing monoliths or building greenfield microservices with well-defined APIs.
• Proficiency in Java and Go for backend development, and experience with Python for scripting, automation, or data processing tasks.
• Hands-on experience with streaming data technologies and event-driven frameworks, such as Apache Kafka (or AWS Kinesis), and possibly stream processing frameworks (Spark Streaming, Flink, or similar, experience with Apache Kafka is highly desired).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and deploying services in a cloud-native environment. Familiarity with AWS components like EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS/SQS, etc., and ability to design cost-effective, performant cloud architectures.
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases for high-volume applications. Comfortable with technologies like PostgreSQL/MySQL as well as key-value or wide-column stores (e.g. DynamoDB, Cassandra, Redis) for caching and fast lookups.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines to build and deploy microservices reliably.
• Deep understanding of system observability and monitoring – experience instrumenting applications and using monitoring/logging tools to ensure visibility into system performance (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack or similar).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to cross-functional team members and stakeholders. Proven collaboration skills in an agile development environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, including how Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs), Supply-Side Platforms (SSPs), ad exchanges, and real-time bidding (RTB) work together. Prior experience building or optimizing components of a DSP or ad server is a strong plus.
• High-Scale Data Processing: Experience designing systems that operate at extreme scale, such as real-time auction systems or high-frequency trading platforms, and optimizing algorithms for latency and throughput (e.g. understanding of auction theory or bidding optimization strategies).
• Data Pipelines & Analytics: Familiarity with big data processing and analytics pipelines (Spark, Hadoop, or columnar data stores) for batch and streaming workloads. Experience with data warehousing or real-time analytics databases (e.g. Druid, ClickHouse) is a plus.
• Advanced Performance Tuning: Demonstrated experience in performance profiling and optimization (e.g. JVM tuning, concurrency, GC optimization, network I/O) in large-scale Java or Go applications.
• Leadership in the Tech Community: A track record of contributing to open-source projects, technical publications, or speaking at industry conferences. Keeping on top of emerging trends and sharing knowledge both inside and outside the organization.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s or Ph.D. a plus), with strong foundations in algorithms and data structures.

Company Profile:

Zeta Global is a NYSE listed data-powered marketing technology company with a heritage of innovation and industry leadership. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, former CEO of Apple Inc and Pepsi-Cola, the Company combines the industry’s 3rd largest proprietary data set (2.4B+ identities) with Artificial Intelligence to unlock consumer intent, personalize experiences and help our clients drive business growth.

Our technology runs on the Zeta Marketing Platform, which powers ‘end to end’ marketing programs for some of the world’s leading brands. With expertise encompassing all digital marketing channels – Email, Display, Social, Search and Mobile – Zeta orchestrates acquisition and engagement programs that deliver results that are scalable, repeatable and sustainable.

Zeta Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veterans status, or any other basis protected by law.

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

https://zetaglobal.com/press/?cat=press-releases 

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will be a highly technical individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and optimizing the backend systems that power our low-latency ad platform. You will take the lead in developing scalable microservices and streaming data infrastructure to handle high-throughput workloads with minimal latency. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and real-time data processing (ideally in the programmatic advertising domain) to ensure our systems remain highly performant and reliable. You’ll work closely with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to translate business needs into technical solutions and ensure the platform is fast, fault-tolerant, and observable. This role is based in the United States and can be performed remotely, with a preference for candidates who can join us in a hybrid capacity in San Francisco, New York, or Atlanta.

Key Responsibilities

• System Architecture & Development: Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance backend services, including microservices and APIs, that can efficiently handle large volumes of requests with low latency. Ensure the architecture accommodates real-time bidding and personalization use cases common in AdTech.
• Streaming Data Infrastructure: Develop and maintain streaming data pipelines and event-driven systems to process and analyze continuous data flows in real time (e.g., using Apache Kafka). Optimize data ingestion and processing for timeliness and accuracy to support downstream analytics and machine-learning models.
• Performance & Reliability: Ensure the backend systems are highly performant, resilient, and stable under heavy load. Implement robust fault-tolerance mechanisms and optimize for low-latency response times in a high-concurrency environment. Leverage observability best practices (comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing) to enable engineers to quickly analyze system behavior and take proactive measures to boost performance and reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams – including Product, Data Science, DevOps, and Frontend – to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Facilitate effective communication and collaborative problem-solving to deliver new features and improvements that align with our product roadmap.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership within the engineering team without direct managerial duties. Guide and mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practice adoption, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Technical Strategy & Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends (e.g. new AWS services, streaming frameworks, database technologies) and evaluate their potential benefit to our platform. Contribute to the technical roadmap, making build-vs-buy recommendations and driving innovation to keep our systems ahead of the curve.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building backend systems, with 3+ years in a senior or lead role (e.g. Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer) in the AdTech or a similar high-volume, low-latency domain.
• Proven track record in designing and building high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that operate at scale (e.g. handling thousands of requests per second or more).
• Expertise in microservices architecture and distributed system design, including experience decomposing monoliths or building greenfield microservices with well-defined APIs.
• Proficiency in Java and Go for backend development, and experience with Python for scripting, automation, or data processing tasks.
• Hands-on experience with streaming data technologies and event-driven frameworks, such as Apache Kafka (or AWS Kinesis), and possibly stream processing frameworks (Spark Streaming, Flink, or similar, experience with Apache Kafka is highly desired).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and deploying services in a cloud-native environment. Familiarity with AWS components like EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS/SQS, etc., and ability to design cost-effective, performant cloud architectures.
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases for high-volume applications. Comfortable with technologies like PostgreSQL/MySQL as well as key-value or wide-column stores (e.g. DynamoDB, Cassandra, Redis) for caching and fast lookups.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines to build and deploy microservices reliably.
• Deep understanding of system observability and monitoring – experience instrumenting applications and using monitoring/logging tools to ensure visibility into system performance (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack or similar).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to cross-functional team members and stakeholders. Proven collaboration skills in an agile development environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, including how Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs), Supply-Side Platforms (SSPs), ad exchanges, and real-time bidding (RTB) work together. Prior experience building or optimizing components of a DSP or ad server is a strong plus.
• High-Scale Data Processing: Experience designing systems that operate at extreme scale, such as real-time auction systems or high-frequency trading platforms, and optimizing algorithms for latency and throughput (e.g. understanding of auction theory or bidding optimization strategies).
• Data Pipelines & Analytics: Familiarity with big data processing and analytics pipelines (Spark, Hadoop, or columnar data stores) for batch and streaming workloads. Experience with data warehousing or real-time analytics databases (e.g. Druid, ClickHouse) is a plus.
• Advanced Performance Tuning: Demonstrated experience in performance profiling and optimization (e.g. JVM tuning, concurrency, GC optimization, network I/O) in large-scale Java or Go applications.
• Leadership in the Tech Community: A track record of contributing to open-source projects, technical publications, or speaking at industry conferences. Keeping on top of emerging trends and sharing knowledge both inside and outside the organization.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s or Ph.D. a plus), with strong foundations in algorithms and data structures.

WHO WE ARE 

Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) is the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry’s largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.

PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ZETA

Zeta considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Zeta discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.  

We’re committed to building a workplace culture of trust and belonging, so everyone feels invited to bring their whole selves to work. We provide a forum for employees to celebrate, support and advocate for one another. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here:  https://zetaglobal.com/blog/a-look-into-zetas-ergs/ 

ZETA IN THE NEWS!

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Role Overview

At JazzX, we are building a modern cloud-native platform ecosystem focused on scalability, reliability, automation, security, and developer self-service. Our platform leverages Microsoft Azure, Cloudflare, AI/LLM-driven operations, and Agentic workflows to automate infrastructure management, deployment operations, incident response, platform intelligence, and customer instance lifecycle management.

We are looking for a highly experienced Staff Platform Engineer to lead the architecture, automation, scalability, and operational maturity of our platform infrastructure and engineering ecosystem. This role requires deep expertise across cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, networking, DevOps, platform engineering, security, and intelligent automation.

As a senior technical leader, you will drive platform strategy, define engineering standards, mentor engineers, and build highly scalable and resilient systems that improve developer productivity, operational efficiency, security, and customer experience.

Platform Architecture, Engineering & Reliability

• Architect and build scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-native platforms on Microsoft Azure
• Design and manage infrastructure automation using Terraform, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Build and improve CI/CD systems, deployment orchestration, environment provisioning, and self-service developer platforms
• Design secure networking and authentication systems using Cloudflare, API gateways, private networking, and Zero Trust principles
• Drive platform reliability, scalability, observability, security, and operational excellence across production environments
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, operational governance, deployment reliability, and resiliency improvements
• Build AI/LLM and Agentic operational workflows for troubleshooting, automation, operational insights, and intelligent platform management
• Improve operational efficiency through automation, intelligent tooling, anomaly detection, and cloud cost optimization
• Strong hands-on coding experience in Python, Go, or modern programming languages with strong system design and problem-solving fundamentals
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, networking, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform engineering principles
• Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service systems, operational tooling, and AI-assisted engineering workflows
• Strong understanding of SDLC, DevOps practices, Agile methodologies, release governance, and production operational models
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across infrastructure, cloud, deployment, networking, and application layers

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner with engineering, architecture, security, and product teams to define platform standards and long-term technical strategy
• Improve developer experience, platform adoption, deployment reliability, and operational maturity across teams
• Lead architecture discussions, operational reviews, and production readiness initiatives
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices across platform and infrastructure domains
• Drive engineering culture around automation, scalability, reliability, operational excellence, and platform standardization
• Strong communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering
• Extensive experience managing large-scale production environments on Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, GitOps, Terraform, and cloud-native systems
• Experience building enterprise-grade CI/CD and deployment automation platforms
• Experience driving operational excellence, observability, reliability engineering, and infrastructure automation initiatives
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers
• Experience with AI/LLM workflows, coding agents, and intelligent automation systems is a strong plus

Technical Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Microsoft Azure, Azure Networking, VNet, NSG, Load Balancer, Private Endpoints, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, Azure API Management, Azure Entra ID, Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

Infra, DevOps, Automation and Building Platform

• Terraform,GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps, CI/CD Pipeline Design, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, Python / Go any programming language

Networking & Security

• Cloudflare Gateway / WAF, API Security, Authentication & Authorization, SSO Integration (Okta, Entra ID), Network Security and Zero Trust concepts

Observability & Operations

• Monitoring and Alerting, Logging and Tracing, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis, Reliability Engineering

AI & Platform Intelligence

• LLM-based operational workflows, Agentic automation systems, AI-assisted incident analysis and remediation, Intelligent anomaly detection and operational insights

Nice To Have

• Kubernetes ecosystem tools, Service Mesh, Vector databases, MCP/Agentic orchestration frameworks, FinOps and cloud cost optimization tools

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

Now, more than ever, the Toast team is committed to our customers. We’re taking steps to help restaurants navigate these unprecedented times with technology, resources, and community. Our focus is on building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. And because our technology is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people, restaurants can trust that we’ll deliver on their needs for today while investing in experiences that will power their restaurant of the future. 

Bready* to make a change?

Toast is looking for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to serve as a technical linchpin for our AI Platform team. At the P4 level, you aren't just deploying models; you are designing the fundamental infrastructure that enables dozens of teams to build, deploy, and monitor AI at scale. You will act as a force multiplier, mentoring senior engineers and setting the architectural standards for our MLOps lifecycle—from feature stores and automated retraining to high-performance inference at the edge.

About this Roll*:

• Architectural Leadership: Design and lead the evolution of a unified MLOps platform that supports diverse needs across Toast, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of ML services.
• Engineering Excellence: Champion and institutionalize best practices for CI/CD for ML (MLOps), automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Lead collaborative efforts across Data Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to bridge the gap between model prototyping and production-grade reliability.
• Strategic Roadmapping: Partner with leadership and Product Managers to define the 1-2 year technical vision for AI infrastructure, prioritizing long-term stability over short-term fixes.
• Operational Ownership: Set the standard for observability and incident response for ML systems, driving root-cause analysis for complex system failures.
• Mentorship: Actively mentor P2 and P3 engineers, fostering a culture of technical rigor and continuous learning.

Do you have the right ingredients*?

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, or a related technical field.
• Experience: A minimum of 10-12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 6-7 years specifically focused on productionizing and scaling ML systems at the enterprise level.
• Core Tech Stack: Expert-level proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java/Kotlin. Extensive experience with PySpark and high-performance computing.
• Generative AI & LLMOps: Proven track record of taking LLM applications from research to production, including experience with Vector Databases, LangChain/LangGraph, and A2A protocols.
• System Design: Superior ability to design distributed systems that handle millions of requests with sub-second latency.
• Experience with microservice based architecture, preferably with AWS tooling (SageMaker, DynamoDB, Athena, Glue, etc.)
• Experience in software engineering best practices and tools including object-oriented programming, test-driven development, CI/CD, git, shell scripting, task orchestration, MLflow
• Profound knowledge of model deployment, orchestration (Apache airflow, Prefect), scaling, and managing CPU/GPU resources efficiently. 
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical skills and the ability to tackle complex problems with a critical thinking approach. 
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Foundational knowledge in statistical concepts (e.g. classification, regression, etc) and deep learning algorithms (e.g. CNN, RNN) is desirable

Bonus Ingredients (The "Staff" Edge)

• Data Strategy: Experience implementing enterprise-grade Feature Stores (e.g., Tecton, Feast) and real-time streaming frameworks like Apache Flink or Ray.
• Full-Stack Visibility: Ability to dive into the UI/UX layer (React) or deep into the kernel/networking layer to debug performance bottlenecks.

Open Source/Community: Contributions to relevant open-source projects (MLflow, Kubeflow, etc.) or a history of speaking at industry conferences.

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy 
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

THE ROLE

As a Staff Software Engineer  within our Drive Qualification Center of Excellence, you will be the technical architect ensuring the world-class reliability of Everpure™ developed SSDs. You will own the validation strategy for hyperscale and system-level performance, transforming complex NAND and NVMe challenges into seamless, high-performance storage solutions. Collaborating across Firmware, Systems, and Program teams, you will move beyond simple testing to define the mission-critical readiness of the Everpure™ Platform.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Architect Validation Strategy: Define and own the end-to-end test strategy for major domains including NAND reliability, PCIe Gen6, and OCP compliance, establishing the entry/exit criteria that guarantee product maturity.

• Lead Technical Innovation: Design and implement advanced validation suites and automation frameworks—integrating Everpure™ HYVE-based tools with Jenkins CI pipelines—to scale testing across global hyperscale customers.

• Drive Complex Debugging: Act as the lead investigator for system-level failures, performing deep-dive forensics on NVMe/OCP logs and telemetry to identify root causes and verify high-impact firmware fixes.

• Influence Product Readiness: Represent the Drive Qualification team in cross-functional forums, providing data-driven insights to FW release councils and quality reviews to determine launch risks and coverage.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Storage & Protocol Expertise: Extensive experience in SSD or firmware validation with deep technical mastery of NVMe, PCIe protocols, and OCP specifications, specifically regarding power-loss robustness and data integrity.

• Systems Engineering & Python Mastery: Expert-level Python skills for building modular, maintainable automation frameworks and experience managing large shared codebases within a Linux-heavy CI/CD environment.

• Technical Leadership & Impact: A proven history of leading complex validation projects through the full lifecycle (from ES to GA) and the ability to define success metrics using data analytics platforms like Snowflake or Tableau.

• NAND Fundamentals: Comprehensive understanding of NAND policy and reliability, including P/E cycling, wear-out, and read-disturb behavior under enterprise-grade stress.

• Location: We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Bangalore office in compliance with Everpure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

AI Foundations is Toast's internal platform team for AI. We build the infrastructure, governance, and developer tooling that makes AI a reliable, scalable force multiplier across the entire product development lifecycle. Our products include the LLM Proxy, AI Key Management, Observability pipelines, the Claude Plugin Marketplace, and autonomous agents that participate directly in the software development lifecycle.

As a Staff Software Engineer on this team, you'll shape the foundation others build on: from the LLM Proxy that routes all internal AI traffic, to autonomous agents that participate directly in the software development lifecycle. If you want to work at the frontier of AI infrastructure and see your work amplify hundreds of engineers across a fast-growing company, this is the role.

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

• Design, build, and ship core AI platform infrastructure, including the LLM proxy, AI key management, and observability pipelines powering Toast's internal AI ecosystem
• Architect and deliver autonomous agents that participate in the SDLC, including the AI Review GitHub App and Developer Platform MCP integrations
• Build on and help maintain the internal plugin marketplace, developing plugins that encode Toast's architectural standards, PR patterns, and quality practices directly into AI assistant behavior
• Lead technical design and implementation of MCP (Model Context Protocol) services and no-code service templates that accelerate AI-powered development across Toast
• Drive adoption of agentic development practices through tooling, internal evangelism, and hands-on enablement across engineering teams
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and pairing sessions
• Partner with product and platform teams to define and expand the AI Foundations roadmap

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

• 8+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable backend services
• Strong foundation in Java, Kotlin, or another object-oriented language, with experience building scalable backend services
• Demonstrated experience building, deploying, or operating LLM-powered agents or AI-assisted developer tooling
• Deep familiarity with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) and the ability to extend them through custom plugins, skills, or hooks
• Hands-on experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol), tool use patterns, or agentic frameworks
• Strong prompt engineering skills and intuition for how LLM behavior changes with context, instructions, and tool definitions
• Proven track record of technical leadership: influencing architecture decisions, setting quality standards, and mentoring peers
• Experience with distributed systems, API design, and cloud-native infrastructure
• Strong customer empathy and the ability to translate developer pain points into platform solutions

What will help you stand out

• Familiarity with A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocols and multi-agent orchestration patterns
• Experience with machine learning concepts, model evaluation, or ML infrastructure
• Experience building developer experience platforms, internal tooling, or API gateways
• Familiarity with observability tooling for AI/LLM systems (e.g., Langfuse, DataDog)

This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in the Bengaluru office

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy 
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

The Role:

We are looking for a Staff Product Manager for the Merchant Experience Platform within our Omnichannel Fulfillment division. As the PM for this critical platform, you will define and deliver a world-class, seamless merchant experience across the entire journey, from self-serve onboarding and platform configurations to transparent billing and effortless payments. Your mission is to build a fast, intuitive, and reliable platform that serves as the single source of truth for our merchants and powers their success across our logistics ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Vision & Strategy: Define the multi-year roadmap for the Merchant Experience Platform, encompassing onboarding, integrations, configuration, billing, and payments.
• End-to-End Merchant Journey: Own the experience flow from a merchant's first interaction, through system configuration and data setup, to their ongoing financial transactions and reporting.
• Merchant System Integration Strategy: Drive the strategy for seamlessly integrating with external merchant technologies, including ERP systems (like NetSuite) and e-commerce platforms, ensuring robust data exchange and workflow integrity.
• Billing & Payments Automation: Drive the strategy and execution for automated payment solutions, revenue recognition, and reliable financial reporting.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Sales to ensure a friction-less merchant journey and accurate financial outcomes.
• Product Leadership & Mentorship: Act as a subject matter expert who coaches and mentors Senior and IC PMs on complex systems thinking, financial modeling, and platform architecture design.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 8+ years in Product Management, preferably within Logistics Tech, SaaS Integrations, Fintech.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of APIs, ERP integrations, and financial reconciliation workflows.
• Systems Thinking: You can map out how a physical action in a warehouse triggers reconciliation with a merchant system or triggers a financial event for billing.
• Analytical Rigor: Proven ability to conduct deep quantitative analysis, create complex data models, and use data to diagnose root causes and quantify business impact.
• Problem-Solving Grit: Logistics is messy. You need the ability to find elegant, automated solutions for edge cases and "broken" data.
• Communication: The ability to explain complex financial logic to a software engineer and high-level business impact to a CFO.
• Demonstrated ability to drive results in complex, regulated industries (Logistics, Fintech, Healthcare, etc.).
• Experience owning a product roadmap and delivering measurable business impact (e.g., revenue growth, efficiency gains).

Why This Challenge Matters:

The Merchant Experience Platform is the gateway to Flexport's logistics ecosystem. By owning the entire journey—from an effortless onboarding and configuration process to reliable, transparent billing and payments—you are directly impacting Flexport’s bottom line, driving merchant adoption, and removing the friction that holds global trade back.

Bonus Points if you have:

• Experience with NetSuite, Stripe, or high-volume transactional billing systems.

Why Flexport:

At Flexport, we’re building the future of global trade. Our product team is at the heart of this transformation, driving solutions that have a direct impact on our customers and the logistics industry. We foster a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and continuous learning, giving you the opportunity to work on meaningful, impactful projects while supporting your professional growth.

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest-growing companies, where you’ll have the chance to create a global impact while being a part of a thriving multinational environment
• Competitive salary and equity options
• Daily catered lunches, breakfast, snacks and soft drinks available in our office on daily basis
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Equity program: every team member becomes a shareholder, aligning our success with yours. As a private company in a multi-trillion dollar industry, you have a direct stake in our collective growth and success.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and diverse work culture.

Flexport is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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