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Principal Software Development Engineer (Control-Plane) at Zscaler

Department: Zero Trust Exchange

Compensation

$185,500 – $265,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, California · Santa Clara, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Zscaler is hiring a Principal Software Development Engineer (Control-Plane) to join its Engineering team and expand the control path. The role involves defining software design specifications, implementing test-driven and AI-assisted code, designing and optimizing networking and security features, troubleshooting scalable systems, collaborating with architects and product teams, and mentoring junior engineers. It is a hybrid position based in the Santa Clara, California office with a minimum of three days per week onsite, and requires 12+ years of experience with large-scale software systems, cloud infrastructure, and cloud networking.

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