Principal Software Development Engineer - Agentic Systems

Zscaler
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Problem-solving","Cross-functional collaboration","Ownership"]

Lead the architecture and delivery of large-scale AI/ML infrastructure, production pipelines, and LLM/agentic workflows for cloud-scale cybersecurity use cases. Build reusable platform foundations for enterprise AI/ML services, including networking, security, authentication, and monitoring. Define observability, evaluation, and reliability frameworks to ensure production performance. Drive cross-functional technical initiatives and mentor engineers through distributed systems design decisions.

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Principal Software Development Engineer - Agentic Systems

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Job Summary

Lead the architecture and delivery of large-scale AI/ML infrastructure, production pipelines, and LLM/agentic workflows for cloud-scale cybersecurity use cases. Build reusable platform foundations for enterprise AI/ML services, including networking, security, authentication, and monitoring. Define observability, evaluation, and reliability frameworks to ensure production performance. Drive cross-functional technical initiatives and mentor engineers through distributed systems design decisions.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the architecture and development of scalable AI/ML infrastructure, LLM serving platforms, and agentic workflows for cloud-scale cybersecurity use cases.
  • •Architect reusable platform foundations for enterprise AI/ML services, including networking, security, authentication, and monitoring.
  • •Define and implement observability, evaluation, and reliability frameworks to ensure optimal AI system performance and stability in production.
  • •Drive cross-functional architectural initiatives with product, security, and operations teams to deliver production-grade AI solutions aligned with business goals.
  • •Provide technical leadership and mentorship on distributed systems design and translate complex architectures for non-technical stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveParental LeaveRetirementIn-office Perks

Key Requirements

  • •Foundational understanding of AI/ML and experience leveraging or securing AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes.
  • •Experience designing and operating large-scale, low-latency distributed systems with availability, fault tolerance, consistency, and cloud-native microservices (AWS preferred).
  • •Expertise in LLMs and production AI/ML infrastructure, including orchestration frameworks, inference systems, and full-lifecycle pipeline operations.
  • •Proven ability to lead technical initiatives across organizations, mentor teams, and ship production-grade services.
  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipProblem-solvingCross-functional collaborationOwnership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI/MLLLMsLLM servingAgentic workflowsMicroservicesAWSGCPAzureOrchestration frameworksInference systemsObservabilityEvaluation frameworksReliability frameworksServerless architecturesIdentityEncryptionAccess controlVPCNetwork security

Company Brief

Zscaler
Provides cloud-native security platform delivering secure access, threat protection, and zero trust services to organizations, enabling secure internet and private application access without traditional network appliances.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 2007
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