Staff Software Development Engineer - Java + Microservices
Skills & Stack
About the Role
Staff Software Development Engineer at Zscaler, building and operating high-scale Java microservices on the world's largest cloud security platform.
About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) runs the world's largest in-line cloud security platform, the Zero Trust Exchange, protecting thousands of customers across 200+ global data centers.
What You'll Do
- 1Understand how to build and operate high scale systems
- 2Provide service and product wide architectural guidance, and drive impactful technical decisions
- 3Establish and enforce best practices for coding, testing, observability, and CI/CD pipelines to maintain high-quality, production-ready services
- 4Drive cross-team collaboration and lead initiatives in performance optimization, reliability improvements, and adoption of new technologies/tools to accelerate feature velocity
- 5Who You Are (Success Profile)
- 6You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful
What We're Looking For
- You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful
- You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution
- You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact
- You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust
- You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose
- What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
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