Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection

San Jose, CA, United States

About Zscaler

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is the company’s cloud-native platform that protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

With more than 10 years of experience developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers around the world, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations. In addition to protecting customers from damaging threats, such as ransomware and data exfiltration, it helps them slash costs, reduce complexity, and improve the user experience by eliminating stacks of latency-creating gateway appliances.

Zscaler was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. Zscaler’s purpose-built security platform puts a company’s defenses and controls where the connections occur—the internet—so that every connection is fast and secure, no matter how or where users connect or where their applications and workloads reside.

Job Description

The Staff Software Engineer will report to the Director of Engineering, Cyber Security and Data Protection, who will be helping our Cyber Security and Data Protection Engineering team to build quality in products that secure devices, applications and data.

This team develops innovative solutions that accelerate digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The development team works on web filtering, policy enforcement, next-gen firewall, sandboxing, DLP, Saas API, CASB, Sandbox and Endpoint Protection solutions. Being responsive to our customers and delivering industry-leading mission-critical solutions require precise engineering and a philosophy of continuous improvement, both areas in which Zscaler engineers excel.

Responsibilities/What You’ll Do

Design and develop software for scalable distributed systems to provide security and data protection.

Participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from requirements, design, through implementation and test.

Create software to detect and block different types of security threats including viruses, trojans and zero day malware.

Develop software for machine learning based content categorization systems. Develop data security and data leak prevention software solutions.

Work on the development of high-performance, fault tolerant and scalable systems. Use algorithms and data structures to develop optimal solutions.

Develop sub systems for Secure Cloud gateway and Cloud Firewall.

Responsible for validating complex features which includes implementing, automating

Identify and propose areas of improvement throughout the software development process.

Work effectively in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.

Evaluate and implement cloud security measures to ensure the highest level of protection for our systems.

Document and communicate results, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in cloud security

Qualifications/Your Background

7+ years experience and proficiency in Software Development

Masters Degree preferred

Proficiency in programming languages – C/C++, Python

Strong in Algorithms and Data Structures

Solid understanding of fundamental networking concepts, including TCP/IP, HTTP(S)

Strong software design, profiling and verification skills.

Good understanding of distributed systems

Experience debugging HTTP/HTTPS requests using Fiddler / Wireshark

Experience with PKI, network security technologies and protocols

Experience with RESTful APIs, threading, and performance testing

Sound knowledge of Unix and FreeBSD systems internals

Debugging and troubleshooting skills.

Experience developing large, maintainable software product architectures.

Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills

Self-starter takes initiative & ownership, identifies and completes tasks; goal driven

Ability to work with remote teams, handle multiple tasks, prioritize and meet deadlines

Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience being part of agile team for collaborative execution

Good To Have Experience

Experience in Data Leak Prevention, Advanced Threat Protection, Malware Detection

Hands on experience with CASB cloud applications

Experience in security or networking industry

Experience in AWS, Azure, GCP

Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range

$129,500 — $185,000 USD

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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