Zscaler
StaffSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer
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“Staff Software Development Engineer at Zscaler. Skills: Java, Python, Go, cloud security solutions, distributed architectures. Hands on experience in OOP programing. design and development of highly scalable cloud-based applications”
What You'll Achieve.
impact in your role matters; trust is built on results; impact over activity; make an impact quickly; high quality; culture of execution; customer obsession; accountability; high-impact, high-accountability; do your best work; embrace your potential; driven by purpose; helping to secure the AI age; shape the future of cybersecurity; play a critical role; define and build; end to end user experience; build something meaningful; bias for action; operate with integrity; care about the outcome; anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems; champion their needs; customer success is our success; clarity and focus to every interaction
Industry & Context.
solving complex challenges; solving complex technical challenges; distilling complex problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of hands-on application development experience, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, Proficient in Java, Python, and Go, expertise in designing and implementing microservices, developing in-house APIs, defining distributed architectures, Extensive hands-on experience with real-time analytics using pub/sub platforms, distributed datastores (Elasticsearch), building optimized big data pipelines with Spark or Beam, Solid understanding of cloud technologies, security principles and protocols such as SSL/TLS, IPsec, and OAuth, background in software development focused on network protocols, distributed
Nice to Have
Experience with designing and implementing enterprise-grade Security or Networking products, understanding of - TCP/IP, High performance Computing, Event based programming, Fault Tolerance etc., Experience with cloud platforms based on Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP
What You'll Do.
Hands on experience in OOP programing
design and development of highly scalable cloud-based applications
define specifications
identify platform infrastructure
perform high speed traffic processing
satisfy product requirements
drive priorities to completion
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working with Datapath/UI/UX engineers; collaboration
Communication Scope
precise communicator; clarity and focus
Full Job Description
About Zscaler Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability. We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity. Role We are seeking a talented, high-energy, Senior Software Development Engineer to join us as part of our Cellular innovation journey. This is a hybrid role based in Zscaler office location in Hyderabad, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering in the Emerging Tech Department. As part of our innovative team, you will play a critical role in the development and enhancement of our cutting-edge cloud security solutions for the Cellular ecosystem. This is a green field opportunity to define and build a new class of market defining products. What you’ll do (Role
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