Zscaler
cybersecurity
StaffSoftwareDevelopmentEngineer(Datapath)
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“Staff Software Development Engineer (Datapath) at Zscaler. Skills: C/C++, Go, Python, networking protocols, cloud networking, security applications, AWS, Azure, GCP. Define software design specifications. implement bug-free code using test-driven methodology”
What You'll Achieve.
impact in your role matters more than title; trust is built on results; impact over activity; drive the next level of product impact; getting to the best ideas, faster; make an impact quickly and with high quality; customer obsession; accountability; high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency; enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential; driven by purpose; thrive on solving complex challenges; helping to secure the AI age
Industry & Context.
problem-solver; seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions; solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact; resolution of complex customer issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience developing large-scale cloud networking and security applications, expertise in software design and programming in C/C++, Go, or Python, Deep knowledge of networking protocols and services such as DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS, understanding of firewall policy enforcement, Proven experience working with AWS/Azure/GCP networking components, including transit gateway, IGW, NATGW, NACL, security groups, GWLB, ILB, and Route53, Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP database services, PubSub mechanisms, and SDKs
Nice to Have
Familiarity or direct experience with developing security Firewall features, Prior experience building solutions for Software as a Service platforms, leveraging cloud-native infrastructure services, Experience building for cloud scale and performance, including the use of auto-scaling groups for dynamic workload traffic profiles
What You'll Do.
Define software design specifications
implement bug-free code using test-driven methodology
Identify opportunities to refactor existing code for maintainability and reusability
owning the resolution of complex customer issues
expanding the capabilities of our datapath technology
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams including security, UI, platform, analytics, and quality assurance; Partner with Product Management to drive detailed product requirements; Lead a group of junior engineers by providing technical guidance, mentoring, and assisting in development details; high-trust collaborator; ambitious for the team, not just yourself; giving and receiving ongoing feedback; candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork
Communication Scope
candor delivered with clarity and respect
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’re looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer (Datapath) to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA, reporting to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering. We are looking for a software engineer to help add more features and functionality of our core systems. You will play a critical role in expanding the capabilities of our datapath technology to drive the next level of product impact. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Define software design specifications and implement bug-free code using test-driven method
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