Manager, Software Development Engineering

Zscaler · Bengaluru · 10+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-18

Tech stack: AWS, Azure, GCP

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Responsibilities:
- We are looking for a Manager, Software Development Engineering to join our team.
- This is a hybrid (based in our Bangalore office at least 3 days a week) role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering in the ZTC (Zero Trust for Cloud) engineering department.
- ZTC provides Zero Trust Security for workloads (ZTW) for cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-private datacenter traffic, as well as Zscaler Microsegmentation (ZMS) for both public and private datacenters.
- You will lead the charge in securing cloud communications and driving engineering excellence in a high-stakes environment.
- Lead the end-to-end development, testing, deployment, and monitoring of critical services across our Cloud Connector, ZT Gateway, and Microsegmentation clouds
- Drive the success of the local India development team while serving as a strategic member of the global ZTC leadership team
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to manage shifting priorities, maintain aggressive timelines, and ensure seamless collaboration between local and remote teams
- Lead by example through hands-on technical involvement, mentoring engineers to scale their impact while overseeing code reviews and build processes
- Maintain a relentless customer-first mindset by participating in technical escalations and beta trials to deliver a world-class product experience
Qualifications:
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- 10+ years of software development experience with at least 2 years dedicated to building high-performance, distributed SaaS platforms at cloud scale
- Expert-level command of networking protocols including DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS, alongside deep knowledge of firewall policy enforcement
- Extensive experience navigating cloud networking infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP), specifically with transit gateways, IGW, NATGW, NACL, and security groups
- A proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining top-tier engineering talent within a fast-paced environment, alongside strong proficiency in Agile collaboration models such as Kanban or Scrum and experience utilizing Jira for project execution
- Experience implementing AI-driven threat detection, anomaly detection, or automated security policy generation within cloud-scale networking environments
- Advanced experience in architecting complex distributed systems and large-scale SaaS solutions
- Mastery of specialized firewall technologies, sophisticated networking traffic forwarding rules, and in-depth technical certification or specialized knowledge in a specific CSP environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Qualifications

- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- 10+ years of software development experience with at least 2 years dedicated to building high-performance, distributed SaaS platforms at cloud scale
- Expert-level command of networking protocols including DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, and SSL/TLS, alongside deep knowledge of firewall policy enforcement
- Extensive experience navigating cloud networking infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP), specifically with transit gateways, IGW, NATGW, NACL, and security groups
- A proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining top-tier engineering talent within a fast-paced environment, alongside strong proficiency in Agile collaboration models such as Kanban or Scrum and experience utilizing Jira for project execution
- Experience implementing AI-driven threat detection, anomaly detection, or automated security policy generation within cloud-scale networking environments
- Advanced experience in architecting complex distributed systems and large-scale SaaS solutions
- Mastery of specialized firewall technologies, sophisticated networking traffic forwarding rules, and in-depth technical certification or specialized knowledge in a specific CSP environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Responsibilities

- We are looking for a Manager, Software Development Engineering to join our team.
- This is a hybrid (based in our Bangalore office at least 3 days a week) role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering in the ZTC (Zero Trust for Cloud) engineering department.
- ZTC provides Zero Trust Security for workloads (ZTW) for cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-private datacenter traffic, as well as Zscaler Microsegmentation (ZMS) for both public and private datacenters.
- You will lead the charge in securing cloud communications and driving engineering excellence in a high-stakes environment.
- Lead the end-to-end development, testing, deployment, and monitoring of critical services across our Cloud Connector, ZT Gateway, and Microsegmentation clouds
- Drive the success of the local India development team while serving as a strategic member of the global ZTC leadership team
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to manage shifting priorities, maintain aggressive timelines, and ensure seamless collaboration between local and remote teams
- Lead by example through hands-on technical involvement, mentoring engineers to scale their impact while overseeing code reviews and build processes
- Maintain a relentless customer-first mindset by
- participating in technical escalations and beta trials to deliver a world-class product experience

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