Description
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our team. This is a Hybrid role, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering in the Engineering department. In this position, you will serve as a key technical leader and core development engineer, driving critical system-level optimizations, automation frameworks, and multi-cloud infrastructure strategy across our engineering ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Work with Linux/FreeBSD-based systems for software development, including configuration and scripting for system-level optimization.
- Work proficiently across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP) to create and export VM images.
- Write and maintain automation scripts with Python or Shell for infrastructure tasks, system monitoring, and cloud-based workloads.
- Conduct performance profiling to analyze system performance and identify and troubleshoot resource utilization bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to understand, debug, and resolve complex system and application-level issues.
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain.
- 7+ years of experience in C programming with a strong understanding of its core principles and performance optimization.
- Hands-on experience with Python and/or Shell scripting for automation tasks to improve workflow efficiency.
- Solid knowledge of Linux/FreeBSD-based operating systems, including process management, threading, memory management, and networking.
- Proficiency in working with AWS, Azure, and GCP, including tasks like creating VM images, exporting them, and maintaining infrastructure.
- Proficiency in designing and maintaining distributed systems, with hands-on experience building, testing, and deploying via Jenkins pipelines.
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!