About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 45% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

Our Engineering team built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Staff Engineer to join our Shared Platform Services team. Reporting to the Director, Software Engineering, you'll be responsible for:

• Developing high-quality software that is performant, scalable, reusable, extensible, secure, supportable, reliable APIs
• Writing microservices, develop and extend in-house APIs, write client-side code which interacts with other APIs (RESTful and SDKs)
• Working with front-end engineers to understand user requirements and provide endpoints that help accomplish building appealing interfaces
• Exhibiting DevOps mindset - Work on continuous integration, including provisioning, deployment, testing, and version control of the software
• Participating in strategic contributions like system design, and guiding long-term architecture

What We’re Looking For (Minumum Qualifications)

• Passionate software developer with 10+ years of hands-on software application development experience
• Strong working experience with Java and Spring frameworks, including Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Quarkus, ensuring robust and scalable application development
• Containerization experience with applications deployed on Docker or Kubernetes using AWS, GCP or other cloud providers 
• Proven expertise in building distributed, cloud-native applications using Dapr and Kubernetes, with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Ability to quickly adapt & independently work in a fast-paced Agile environment with minimum supervision

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge about Docker/Kubernetes and container infrastructure would be a plus
• Comfortable switching between languages such as Java, Go, Python, or others based on project needs
• Hands on experience in writing Gitlab pipelines

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At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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