Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

Zscaler
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Ownership","Growth mindset"]

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance networking system architecture and security features for mission-critical applications. Partner with engineering architects, product and solution teams, and customers to understand complex use cases and translate PRDs into design/functional specifications. Drive unit testing and automation, collaborate cross-functionally to resolve system-level issues and improve data-path performance, and coach junior engineers while maintaining compliance with federal security certifications.

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Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance networking system architecture and security features for mission-critical applications. Partner with engineering architects, product and solution teams, and customers to understand complex use cases and translate PRDs into design/functional specifications. Drive unit testing and automation, collaborate cross-functionally to resolve system-level issues and improve data-path performance, and coach junior engineers while maintaining compliance with federal security certifications.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and optimize high-performance network system architecture and security features for mission-critical applications.
  • •Partner with engineering architects, product managers, solution architects, and customers to understand complex use cases and review PRDs.
  • •Author design and functional specifications while driving unit testing and automation to ensure product quality.
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve system-level issues, optimize data-path performance, and drive feature innovation.
  • •Coach junior team members and maintain compliance with federal security certifications while troubleshooting and applying advanced design principles.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceTime OffParental LeaveRetirementPerks

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of system engineering experience for high-performance networking, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • •Expertise in Linux kernel-based networking (L2/L3), stateful firewalls, NAT, network drivers, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, PIM), and protocols including VLANs, DHCP, DNS, SSL, DTLS, QUIC, IPsec, GRE, and WireGuard.
  • •Strong proficiency in Go and Python for debugging complex data-path issues and building scalable systems.
  • •Ability to author design and functional specifications and drive unit testing and automation to ensure high product quality.
  • •Strong communication and collaboration skills to partner with architects, product managers, and customers in a high-accountability environment.
Experience:8+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationOwnershipGrowth mindset
Certifications:FIPSFedRAMPFIPS or FedRAMP
Tech Stack:GoPythonLinux kernelNATBGPOSPFPIMVLANDHCPDNSSSLDTLSQUICIPsecGREWireGuardAWSAzureDockerKubernetes

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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