Zscaler is at the forefront of digital transformation, enabling our customers to be agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-driven enterprise, we leverage the world's largest security data lake to enhance our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform, safeguarding users, devices, and applications against cyber threats. We prioritize impact over titles and foster a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, and accountability.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our fully remote team based in the Netherlands. You will report to the Senior Manager of Software Development Engineering within the Zero Trust Exchange department. In this critical position, you'll design and develop shared platform services to make Zscaler’s global infrastructure cloud-agnostic, focusing on building robust microservices that allow product teams to deploy independently of public cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud-agnostic shared services to separate product deployments from public cloud dependencies.
• Engineer high-scale distributed systems and microservices that serve as shared infrastructure for global engineering teams.
• Produce high-quality technical artifacts, including detailed architectural diagrams, system designs, and developer documentation.
• Implement robust data and messaging solutions using PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, and Druid.
• Drive operational excellence by collaborating with architects on service design and participating in full-lifecycle on-call rotations.

Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with a minimum of 3 years in a Staff or Lead role on large-scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Java and Go for developing production-grade microservices in a Linux environment.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and managing containerized services.
• Strong expertise in datastores and messaging, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, and Redis.
• Excellent technical documentation skills, focusing on architecture, system design, and diagrams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with application-level integration and database engine mechanics.
• Background in cloud-abstraction projects to decouple application logic from proprietary cloud APIs.
• Advanced debugging skills for analyzing bottlenecks in distributed systems.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health plans.
• Time off for vacation and sick leave.
• Parental leave options.
• Retirement plans.
• Education reimbursement and additional in-office perks.

Join us at Zscaler to help shape the future of cybersecurity. We are committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve, fostering an inclusive environment that values collaboration and belonging.