# Manager – AI & Data Platform Engineering at Zscaler

- Company: Zscaler
- What the company does: Zscaler is a leading cloud enterprise security provider helping global businesses adopt zero trust for secure digital transformation. Backed by Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://zscaler.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-23
- Apply by: 2026-12-07
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zscaler/jobs/5268021007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zscaler-manager-ai-and-data-platform-engineering/

## About the role

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- You possess a comprehensive understanding of the complete engineering lifecycle from enterprise data ingestion and transformation to knowledge retrieval, context engineering, and production agent deployment
- You are equally adept at driving architectural strategy and engaging in technical implementation details, making pragmatic decisions to eliminate technical debt
- You are an inspiring people leader committed to hiring, mentoring, and advancing engineering team members while cultivating a culture of ownership and engineering excellence
- Practical understanding of Generative AI architectures, particularly RAG and enterprise knowledge systems, with experience designing pipelines for structured and unstructured data
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data platform engineering, or data architecture
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams with demonstrated technical and people leadership

Tags: IT Data Strategy

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