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Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

Zscaler · Remote - USA; San Jose, California, USA · Remote

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About Zscaler

Zscaler is a leading cloud enterprise security provider helping global businesses adopt zero trust for secure digital transformation. Backed by Lightspeed.

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 and view dynamic, complex environments as opportunities to build meaningful solutions from the ground up
  • You act like an owner with a strong bias for action, operating with integrity and navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution
  • You are a high-trust collaborator who embraces a feedback-rich culture, delivering candid insights with clarity and respect to build trust across the team
  • You are driven by innovation, bringing a deep curiosity for complex technical challenges and a passion for building scalable, secure solutions
  • You are a pragmatic builder obsessed with shipping high-quality work, balancing technical excellence with rapid delivery of real business value
  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years working directly on AI and/or ML projects
More about this role

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

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. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.

We are looking for a Staff Applied AI Engineer to join our team. This is an On-site (San Jose, California) or Remote (US) role,...

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