# Principal Software Development Engineer (Control-Plane) 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
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Jose, California, USA; Santa Clara, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zscaler/jobs/5238481007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zscaler-principal-software-development-engineer-control-plane/

## 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.

## What they'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 are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact
- You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- 12+ years of experience designing and building large-scale, highly reliable, and scalable software systems, preferably in Python and/or Go
- Strong hands-on experience with public cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure

Tags: Zero Trust Exchange