Staff Software Engineer (Service Platform & Orchestration)

Zscaler
San Jose
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 212,000 - 265,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Go","Java","Python","Temporal","REST","GRPC","PostgreSQL","LLM","ML","Distributed systems","AI"]

Lead the transformation of Zscaler’s infrastructure into a durable, AI-informed management plane for the Zero Trust Exchange fleet. You’ll migrate automation to Temporal workflow platforms, design scalable services, and build telemetry and AI-driven reliability features across 100k+ instances, delivering a robust, observable, and self-correcting system at global scale. This hybrid San Jose role partners with the VP of Engineering to shape the future of cybersecurity at scale.

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3 months ago

Staff Software Engineer (Service Platform & Orchestration)

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Job Summary

Lead the transformation of Zscaler’s infrastructure into a durable, AI-informed management plane for the Zero Trust Exchange fleet. You’ll migrate automation to Temporal workflow platforms, design scalable services, and build telemetry and AI-driven reliability features across 100k+ instances, delivering a robust, observable, and self-correcting system at global scale. This hybrid San Jose role partners with the VP of Engineering to shape the future of cybersecurity at scale.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the hands-on development and migration to a workflow-as-code platform (Temporal), building replay-safe, idempotent workflows that ensure deterministic operations across a global scale
  • •Move the organization beyond scripted automation toward a robust management plane that treats the entire global fleet as a single, eventually-consistent distributed system
  • •Design and implement services that leverage LLMs and ML for intelligent signal correlation, automated triage, and self-correcting fleet operations
  • •Develop framework-level services and internal APIs that ensure all new products are delivered orchestration-ready with reliability hooks built directly into the code
  • •Build deep telemetry (metrics, traces, and events) into the management plane so that every fleet-wide action is fully explainable, auditable, and replayable

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 212,000 - 265,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceTime OffParantal LeaveRetirement OptionsIn-office Perks

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in hyperscale systems with BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
Experience:10+ yearsCloudHyperscaleAI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:GoJavaPythonTemporalRESTGRPCPostgreSQLLLMMLDistributed systemsAI
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoJavaPythonTemporalRESTGRPCPostgreSQLLLMML

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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