Software Engineer

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

• Design & develop software products which include protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, Encryption technologies, etc. for company products to provide cloud security.
• Develop using various programming languages such as C/C++ and write scripts using Python for test automation development.
• Debugging and troubleshooting issues within Zscaler products running on Unix systems.
• Solve problems and establish plans and provide technical consultation in the design, development and test effort of complex Zscaler engineering projects.
• Review product specifications and write the test case, develop test plans, test automations for assigned areas.
• Identify issues and technical interdependencies and suggest possible solutions.
• Assist in the development and delivery of training to cross-functional teams.
• Recreate complex customer and production reported issues to determine root cause and verify the fix.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering within a Networking and/or Security space.
• Experienced in automation framework development using python.
• Extensive knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
• Knowledge and/or hands-on experience in L2, L3; TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS & SSL.
• Very good debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Testing Experience of Proxy Or Firewall is a plus.
• Excellent understanding of web security best practices.
• Thorough knowledge of agile development and continuous integration/delivery patterns.
• Experience with Cluster and Application Monitoring tools like App Insights, Grafana, and Prometheus will be an advantage.
• Experience in microservices using Kubernetes on any of the large cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, and GCP is a plus.
• Experience in API Management, API design, performance optimization, and client architecture.
• Experience in distributed system design and hands-on experience.

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

Base Pay Range
$105,000 — $150,000 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.

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