Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

World's largest cloud security platform operator protecting enterprise customers through AI-powered Zero Trust Exchange platform.
Machine Learning
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
10+ years of experience
AI · Cybersecurity · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

Zscaler, the world's largest security cloud operator, is seeking a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join their Engineering team. This role focuses on building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems for machine learning operations. The company, serving 40% of Fortune 500 companies, has built a pioneering AI-powered Zero Trust Exchange platform with over 100 patents and 15 million users across 185 countries.

The position reports to the Manager of Machine Learning Engineering and involves working on critical aspects of the ML pipeline, from data collection to model deployment. You'll collaborate with data scientists, product managers, and engineering teams to solve complex problems in threat detection and automation.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of software engineering experience, strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and modern AI frameworks including LLMs. This is an opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry while contributing to a platform that's reshaping enterprise security.

Zscaler offers comprehensive benefits including health plans, parental leave, retirement options, and education reimbursement. The company promotes a diverse and inclusive culture, having been named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune. This role offers the perfect blend of technical challenge and meaningful impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Last updated 13 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

  • Building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems for data collection, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, and real-time serving
  • Developing functional specifications, assess task requirements and scheduling
  • Solving complex real-world business problems in threat detection, automation, and business intelligence
  • Working closely with data scientists, product management, and product engineering teams

Requirements For Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

Python
Kubernetes
  • 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or ML platform engineer
  • Experience with algorithms and programming skills in building data collection/processing infrastructure
  • Experience using distributed data processing such as Spark, BigQuery or Apache Beam
  • Deep expertise with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) for AI workloads
  • Experience with LLMs, agent architectures, prompt engineering and SOTA AI frameworks
  • Familiarity with multi-agent systems and orchestration frameworks

Benefits For Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401k
Education Budget
  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks

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