Zscaler
About this role
Zscaler sits in the network path for thousands of enterprises, so this seat is squarely in its core
product: the firewall and secure web gateway platforms inside its cloud infrastructure. You take part
in designing, developing and optimising those platforms, execute the technical roadmap for them, and
work with engineering teams to improve platform support for virtualised environments. The systems
context is Software Defined Networking, cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, and containerisation with
Docker or Kubernetes, all aimed at high performance and low latency because the product is inline
with customer traffic. Apply if you have built networking or security infrastructure and want scale
where a millisecond of added latency is felt by every user behind the gateway.
product: the firewall and secure web gateway platforms inside its cloud infrastructure. You take part
in designing, developing and optimising those platforms, execute the technical roadmap for them, and
work with engineering teams to improve platform support for virtualised environments. The systems
context is Software Defined Networking, cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, and containerisation with
Docker or Kubernetes, all aimed at high performance and low latency because the product is inline
with customer traffic. Apply if you have built networking or security infrastructure and want scale
where a millisecond of added latency is felt by every user behind the gateway.
Who this is for
Requirements. 8+ years of systems engineering experience focused on designing and optimising
infrastructure for high performance, low latency applications. Hands-on experience with Software
Defined Networking (SDN), cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, and containerisation tools such as
Docker or Kubernetes.
Responsibilities. Participate in the design, development and optimisation of firewall and SWG
platforms in cloud infrastructure. Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls and SWG in cloud
infrastructure, keeping it aligned with business goals. Work closely with engineering teams to
enhance platform support for virtualised environments. Drive professional development and growth
initiatives for team members.
⚠️ One responsibility worth flagging honestly. The list includes "Drive professional development and
growth initiatives for team members". There is no reporting line, hiring, or performance review
language anywhere in the posting, so we have read this as senior mentorship rather than people
management and published it as an individual contributor role. If becoming responsible for other
people's development is not what you want, ask about it directly in the first call, because that
sentence is doing some work.
Location and terms. Bangalore, hybrid. Employment type is listed as Fulltime Employee, in the
Engineering division.
A note on Zscaler titles. Zscaler runs many concurrent requisitions with near identical titles across
different teams, and has had five separate roles called "Staff Software Development Engineer" open at
once. The team and stack distinguish them, not the title. This one is the firewall and SWG platform
seat.
Who this is for. A systems or networking engineer with eight or more years who wants core product
work at a security company. If your background is application development rather than networking, the
SDN and firewall requirements are a real barrier here.
infrastructure for high performance, low latency applications. Hands-on experience with Software
Defined Networking (SDN), cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, and containerisation tools such as
Docker or Kubernetes.
Responsibilities. Participate in the design, development and optimisation of firewall and SWG
platforms in cloud infrastructure. Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls and SWG in cloud
infrastructure, keeping it aligned with business goals. Work closely with engineering teams to
enhance platform support for virtualised environments. Drive professional development and growth
initiatives for team members.
⚠️ One responsibility worth flagging honestly. The list includes "Drive professional development and
growth initiatives for team members". There is no reporting line, hiring, or performance review
language anywhere in the posting, so we have read this as senior mentorship rather than people
management and published it as an individual contributor role. If becoming responsible for other
people's development is not what you want, ask about it directly in the first call, because that
sentence is doing some work.
Location and terms. Bangalore, hybrid. Employment type is listed as Fulltime Employee, in the
Engineering division.
A note on Zscaler titles. Zscaler runs many concurrent requisitions with near identical titles across
different teams, and has had five separate roles called "Staff Software Development Engineer" open at
once. The team and stack distinguish them, not the title. This one is the firewall and SWG platform
seat.
Who this is for. A systems or networking engineer with eight or more years who wants core product
work at a security company. If your background is application development rather than networking, the
SDN and firewall requirements are a real barrier here.
Apply on company site
Opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the employer's own application page. Applying is always free.