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Staff Software Development Engineer - Java + Distributed Systems at Zscaler

Department: Zero Trust Exchange

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Zscaler is hiring a Staff Software Development Engineer to join its Engineering team and report to the Senior Director of Software Engineering. The role focuses on building and operating high-scale systems, providing architectural guidance, establishing coding and CI/CD best practices, and leading performance, reliability, and technology adoption initiatives. Candidates need at least five years of Java experience in distributed, enterprise-scale environments, Kafka, Druid, and ElasticSearch experience, on-call incident and RCA experience, cloud infrastructure knowledge, and a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. The position is hybrid and includes health plans, time off, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.

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