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Principal Software Engineer in USA

  • Zscaler
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design, and development of a multi-tenant cloud-based data platform.
  • Collaborate with product management and stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals and translate requirements into execution plans.
  • Drive cross-team technical programs, design reviews, architectural guidance, and resolution of cross-functional blockers.
  • Improve engineering processes, development efficiency, delivery speed, and code quality.
  • Ensure 24/7 system availability through reliability, fault tolerance, automation, observability, and rapid customer issue resolution.
  • Evaluate cross-provider cloud technologies and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience building and managing large-scale cloud-based data platforms, with expertise in distributed systems and data architecture.
  • Proficiency in Java or comparable languages such as Go or Python, with deep expertise in REST APIs, relational databases, document stores, Kubernetes, and Docker.
  • Experience driving cross-team technical programs, owning design reviews, and producing architectural guidance.
  • Experience collaborating with product management and cross-functional stakeholders to turn requirements into execution plans.
  • Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Preferred experience with Grafana, Prometheus, monitoring, tracing, observability tooling, test frameworks, unit testing, and mentoring engineering talent.
  • Advanced degrees and industry certifications are advantageous.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring at least three days per week in the Santa Clara, California office.
  • Various health plans, vacation and sick time, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.
  • Full-time employment with benefits; base salary excludes commission, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Salary: $186k - $265k/yr

Zscaler

Zscaler is a leader in zero trust security, providing a cloud-native platform that enables organizations to secure users, applications, and data while driving digital transformation. Our Zero Trust Exchange platform leverages advanced AI and the largest security data lake to combat cyber threats,...

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