Zscaler
About this role
This is an unusual and honest posting: a staff level engineering seat whose product is the test
infrastructure itself. The posting describes it as occupying a space combining the building mindset
of software design with the breaking mindset of test engineering, and says plainly that you will
often write more code than the developers do. You build the frameworks and tools used to test
Zscaler's products, design tooling that reaches across the entire engineering lifecycle, and write
code that verifies product quality automatically. The technical context is systems and distributed
systems with a focus on networking, firewall technologies and cloud infrastructure, plus virtual
environments including Docker, containers, Kubernetes and OVA. Apply if you want to build developer
infrastructure at a security company rather than test features by hand.
infrastructure itself. The posting describes it as occupying a space combining the building mindset
of software design with the breaking mindset of test engineering, and says plainly that you will
often write more code than the developers do. You build the frameworks and tools used to test
Zscaler's products, design tooling that reaches across the entire engineering lifecycle, and write
code that verifies product quality automatically. The technical context is systems and distributed
systems with a focus on networking, firewall technologies and cloud infrastructure, plus virtual
environments including Docker, containers, Kubernetes and OVA. Apply if you want to build developer
infrastructure at a security company rather than test features by hand.
Who this is for
Requirements. 8+ years of experience working on systems or distributed systems with a focus on
networking, firewall technologies and cloud infrastructure. Experience with virtual environments
including Docker, containers, Kubernetes and OVA.
Responsibilities. Build robust frameworks and tools specifically designed to test complex products.
Design and develop wide reaching tools that impact the entire engineering lifecycle. Write high
quality code to automatically verify product quality and ensure seamless performance.
How the posting frames the role, which is worth quoting because it is unusually direct. You will be
"writing the frameworks and tools used to test our products, occupying a unique space that combines
the 'building' mindset of software design with the 'breaking' mindset of software test engineering",
and you will be "often writing more code than the developers themselves". That is a clear statement
that this is an engineering job, not a QA job, and it is the reason it sits in the main list rather
than being treated as a testing role.
Location and terms. Bangalore, hybrid, Fulltime Employee.
Who this is for. A senior engineer with eight or more years who enjoys tooling and has the networking
and systems depth to test this particular product meaningfully. You cannot write good tests for a
firewall datapath without understanding the datapath, which is why the requirement list is systems
heavy rather than test heavy. If you are an SDET who has been wanting a role where the framework is
the deliverable and the scope is the whole engineering org, this is the clearest example of that
shape on the board today. Zscaler runs several similar sounding titles: this is the tooling one.
networking, firewall technologies and cloud infrastructure. Experience with virtual environments
including Docker, containers, Kubernetes and OVA.
Responsibilities. Build robust frameworks and tools specifically designed to test complex products.
Design and develop wide reaching tools that impact the entire engineering lifecycle. Write high
quality code to automatically verify product quality and ensure seamless performance.
How the posting frames the role, which is worth quoting because it is unusually direct. You will be
"writing the frameworks and tools used to test our products, occupying a unique space that combines
the 'building' mindset of software design with the 'breaking' mindset of software test engineering",
and you will be "often writing more code than the developers themselves". That is a clear statement
that this is an engineering job, not a QA job, and it is the reason it sits in the main list rather
than being treated as a testing role.
Location and terms. Bangalore, hybrid, Fulltime Employee.
Who this is for. A senior engineer with eight or more years who enjoys tooling and has the networking
and systems depth to test this particular product meaningfully. You cannot write good tests for a
firewall datapath without understanding the datapath, which is why the requirement list is systems
heavy rather than test heavy. If you are an SDET who has been wanting a role where the framework is
the deliverable and the scope is the whole engineering org, this is the clearest example of that
shape on the board today. Zscaler runs several similar sounding titles: this is the tooling one.
Apply on company site
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