Staff Software Engineer
About Zscaler
Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 45% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) 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. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler.
The Red Canary engineering team builds and operates the platform and products that deliver unmatched threat detection and response. We process billions of events per day from hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide. Every engineer is empowered to make a difference for our customers with unique opportunities to learn new technology and tackle the hardest problems in cybersecurity.
We are searching for a Staff Software Engineer to join us in building the Red Canary platform and its supporting products. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Software Engineering, you'll be responsible for:
- Continuously shipping quality products by writing well organized, testable and scalable code
- Developing and launching new features and product enhancements as part of a Product team
- Providing technical leadership to others within the engineering organization by influencing, coaching and mentoring other engineers on the team in effective design patterns and software implementation through pairing, and code reviews
- Identifying critical process issues and work with engineering leadership to prioritize and mitigate them
- Supporting a large/complex product that operates in a 24x7 production environment, including an on call rotation
- Collaborating with Product Management and lead major feature design and implementation from concept to shipping
- Writing clear and concise documentation
What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
- Expert level experience with Ruby on Rails, Golang, or similar
- Strong subject matter expertise in public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), database technologies and container orchestration
- Demonstrated capability and results shipping high-quality products and features
- Accountability and ownership of product features from concept to launch
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
- Tendency to raise the bar, going the extra mile drive improvement and delight our customers
- Passion for automated software testing to ensure we deliver the highest quality products
- Confidence making architectural design decisions that improve scalability & performance
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Base Pay Range
$140,000 - $190,000 USD
At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.
Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Learn more about Zscaler’s Future of Work strategy, hybrid working model, and benefits here.
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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