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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026

Principal Backend Engineer (Analytics)

Zscaler Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

We are looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our Analytics team based in Israel. This role reports to the Manager, Software Engineering.

You will leverage and evolve our robust data platform and security modules to provide immediate benefits to customers while making the world a more secure place.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services within a cutting-edge microservices architecture using Scala and Java/Spring Boot
  • Optimize performance, cost, and reliability of services in production while ensuring efficient data management across stores like Snowflake, Trino, and Apache Iceberg
  • Drive innovation in semantic layers, query optimizations, and analytics capabilities to refine and expand our technology stack
  • Operate seamlessly across product, UX, and frontend teams to deliver high-scale features from inception to production
  • Mentor junior engineers and elevate the team's technical capabilities through high-accountability partnership

Requirements

  • 8+ years of proven experience in backend development with a focus on building robust, tech-driven data-intensive solutions
  • Experience designing and developing microservices architecture using tools such as AWS, Kubernetes, Queues, various Databases and Tilt
  • Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to solve complex problems in a dynamic environment
  • A self-driven approach to exploring new technologies and driving innovation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrate a proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related field
  • Expertise in query optimization, data analytics, and building semantic layers
  • Expertise in performance optimizations in a data-intensive environment

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks, and more!

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • AI technologies
  • query optimization
  • data analytics
  • semantic layers
  • performance optimizations

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