# Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer 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: Senior
- Location: Remote - USA; San Jose, California, USA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zscaler/jobs/5226901007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zscaler-sr-staff-software-development-engineer/

## 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

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