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Staff Software Engineer - AI Security (Go/Rust/Python) at Zscaler

Department: PM - Security AI

Compensation

$152,000 – $190,000/yr

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

Description

Zscaler is hiring a Staff Software Engineer - AI Security for a hybrid role in San Jose, California. The position owns complex engineering challenges, defines technical architecture, leads cross-team initiatives, establishes secure and scalable systems, and addresses systemic risks in AI security products. Candidates need at least five years of software-engineering experience, technical leadership across complex production systems, proficiency in Go, Rust, and Python, and expertise in systems, security, backend platforms, concurrency, networking, storage, APIs, data systems, and cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure. The full-time position offers a base salary of $152,000 to $190,000 USD and includes health plans, time off, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.

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