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Sr. Staff Backend Engineer

Zscaler Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

We are looking for a Sr. Staff Backend Engineer to join our team in the Exposure Management & Security Operations department. As a Sr. Staff Backend Engineer, you will own complex backend systems that sit at the heart of our data platform, designing and building services that ingest, process, and move massive amounts of data reliably and at scale for enterprise customers worldwide.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing and maintaining high-quality, scalable backend services within a microservices architecture using Java/Spring Boot and Python
  • Designing and building data pipelines and ETL workflows that ingest, transform, and unify data from diverse sources at enterprise scale
  • Leading solutions from scratch to production; creating technical designs, driving architectural decisions and taking full ownership of complex projects , from design and implementation through deployment, monitoring performance, reliability and cost, and proactively driving improvements
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional partners - product managers, frontend/backend engineers and UX designers
  • Serving as a technical anchor for the team - leading design discussions, setting engineering standards, and driving best practices across the codebase

Requirements:

  • Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
  • 5+ years of proven backend software engineering experience building and shipping complex SaaS solutions in production, with proficiency in Java/Spring Boot or a comparable high-level backend language
  • Hands-on experience with data-intensive systems, including ETL pipelines, big data stores, and high-throughput data processing
  • Proficiency in high-scale, multi-tenant cloud architecture, including microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and workflow orchestration
  • Proven ability to lead end-to-end technical work autonomously from design to deployment, paired with excellent communication and collaboration skills

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
  • LLM workflows
  • RAG platforms
  • AI-driven security analytics pipelines
  • team lead
  • tech lead

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