# Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

**Company**: Zscaler
**Location**: Bangalore, IND
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

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

You'll collaborate with a diverse team of engineers to design, build, and deliver an innovative zero-trust cybersecurity product as part of the world's largest cloud security platform.

**Role Expectations**

- Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers to design, build, and deliver an innovative zero-trust cybersecurity product

- Write production-quality code in C and C++ for Linux-based systems

- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in complex distributed systems

**Who You Are (Success Profile)**

- You thrive in ambiguity, comfortably building the path forward in a dynamic environment and viewing complex challenges as raw material to construct meaningful solutions

- You act like an owner with a fierce passion for the mission, a strong bias for action, and the dynamic range to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution

- You are a natural problem-solver who runs toward challenges, remaining laser-focused on finding innovative solutions to the hardest problems to deliver maximum impact

- You are a high-trust collaborator who is ambitious for the team's success, actively embracing a culture of candor, clarity, and mutual respect to build deep alignment

- You are a lifelong learner with a true growth mindset, consistently seeking feedback to develop yourself, elevate your teammates, and execute your work with deep purpose

**What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)**

- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain

- 8+ years of software development experience with fluency in C and C++

- Demonstrated expertise in Linux/Unix kernel development

- Strong understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP RFCs, and the Linux kernel networking stack

- Experience in containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Linux namespaces

- Hands-on experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks like Google Test or JUnit

**What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)**

- Experience leveraging AI/ML models to automate identity threat detection, optimize access management policies, or enhance cloud security operations

- Knowledge of Windows Installer packaging and tools such as WiX and Experience writing Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)

- Knowledge of Linux distributions and package formats

**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
- C
- C++
- Linux/Unix kernel development
- TCP/IP RFCs
- Linux kernel networking stack
- Kubernetes
- Linux namespaces
- Google Test
- JUnit
- AI/ML technologies

### Nice to have
- AI/ML models
- identity threat detection
- access management policies
- cloud security operations
- Windows Installer packaging
- WiX
- Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)
- Linux distributions
- package formats

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