Sr. Staff Software Engineer (C coding / Control Plane)

Company: Zscaler
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 1, 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.You will work in the control plane team of "Zscaler Internet Access" (ZIA) product that is working on a scalable product that has redefined how security services are delivered in the cloud. We're looking for an experienced Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Central Authority team. Reporting to the Sr. Director you'll be responsible for:

• Developing and owning components of a large-scale distributed system.
• Troubleshooting production issues to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Working with operations and providing support as needed to help keep a healthy cloud.
• Owning and displaying accountability of areas assigned to you.What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
  • 10+ years of experience in C programming.
  • Strong knowledge of networking protocols and services - DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS along with sound knowledge of FreeBSD or any Unix systems internals.
  • Strong in fundamentals - High-performance Computing, Event-based programming, Memory optimization, and Fault Tolerance, along with strong software design, profiling, and verification skills.
  • Proficiency in design/code reviews and writing automatable unit and integration tests.
  • U.S. Citizenship is Required due to the nature of the customers assigned to this role.What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
    • BS or MS Degree in Engineering/Computer Science
    • Experience with distributed systems and experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL is a strong plus.
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