About Zscaler Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise , we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location
Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate —we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession , collaboration, ownership, and accountability
We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity
Role We are looking for a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA (3 days a week in office), reporting to the Director, Software Development Engineering. The Senior Software Engineer will design and implement high-performance data path features for load balancing and L7 protocols, directly enhancing the scalability and security of global networking infrastructure. By leveraging deep C programming expertise and autonomous ownership, they will drive complex architectural projects from initial concept to large-scale deployment
What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Design and implement Datapath features related to Load Balancer, Proxy, and L7 Protocol implementations Apply deep knowledge of C programming, data structures, and algorithms to build high-performance systems Independently drive moderately complex projects from conception to deployment with full ownership Utilize expert knowledge of networking protocols and services including DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS Leverage Unix or Linux operating systems knowledge to optimize networking and security applications Who You Are (Success Profile) You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you ge