Principal Software Engineer (C coding/Networking)

Company: Zscaler
Location: San Jose
Posted on: February 13, 2025

Job Description:

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.Join our ZSDK Services team as a Principal Software Engineer to build and enhance our multi-tenant Zero Trust exchange platform, focusing on mobile security. This high-impact role will shape the future of mobile security services, affecting millions of users globally. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Engineering, you will:

• Deliver highly scalable, cloud-native services that secure mobile applications and protect sensitive data for millions of users globally.
• Design and implement fault-tolerant, multi-tenant systems to ensure reliability, security, and high availability across our global platform.
• Champion best practices in cloud security, driving continuous improvements in performance, monitoring, automation, and resilience.
• Provide hands-on feedback to improve cloud-native skills and align with best practices for scalability and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and customer success teams to turn customer needs into scalable, production-ready solutions.What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications):
  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on building cloud-native services and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in C, with additional experience in Python, Go, or Rust.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and experience designing multi-tenant solutions.
  • Solid understanding of networking protocols and security technologies, including SSL/TLS, API protection, and proxy solutions.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment practices.What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
    • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
    • Proven success in building large-scale, secure cloud services, achieving 99.99% uptime and supporting millions of concurrent users, with a focus on scalability and high availability.
    • Expertise in API security, IDS/IPS frameworks, and distributed security models.
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