Senior Staff Software Development Engineer

Zscaler · Bengaluru · 8+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-18

Tech stack: C, Linux

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our team.
- This is a Hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Manager, ZIA Core Engineering in the ZIA Cloud department.
- You will make ZIA software run in Public Cloud Infrastructure, bringing strong public cloud infrastructure knowledge, technical expertise in network security, hands-on development experience, and proven leadership capabilities.
- You will bring your vision and passion to our team of experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy through the world's largest cloud security platform.
- Participate in the design, development, and optimization of firewall/SWG platforms in Cloud Infrastructure
- Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls/SWG in Cloud Infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Work closely with engineering teams to enhance platform support for virtualized environments
- Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members
Qualifications:
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing networking security software and public clouds infrastructure
- Direct experience working on C programming and firewall technology
- Strong understanding of VPN, Tunneling, IPSec, and IKEv1/v2 protocols
- Experience in designing how NGFW/SWG solutions integrate with or extend native public cloud services including Firewall/IPS, FreeBSD, and OpenSSL
- Technical knowledge in BSD/Linux operating systems and their application in platform development
- Mastery of Network Security Fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, Http(s), VPN technologies, NAT, and load balancing
- Proven experience with Virtualisation technologies

Qualifications

- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- 8+ years of experience in designing and implementing networking security software and public clouds infrastructure
- Direct experience working on C programming and firewall technology
- Strong understanding of VPN, Tunneling, IPSec, and IKEv1/v2 protocols
- Experience in designing how NGFW/SWG solutions integrate with or extend native public cloud services including Firewall/IPS, FreeBSD, and OpenSSL
- Technical knowledge in BSD/Linux operating systems and their application in platform development
- Mastery of Network Security Fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, Http(s), VPN technologies, NAT, and load balancing
- Proven experience with Virtualisation technologies

Responsibilities

- We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer to join our team.
- This is a Hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Senior Manager, ZIA Core Engineering in the ZIA Cloud department.
- You will make ZIA software run in Public Cloud Infrastructure, bringing strong public cloud infrastructure knowledge, technical expertise in network security, hands-on development experience, and proven leadership capabilities.
- You will bring your vision and passion to our team of experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy through the world's largest cloud security platform.
- Participate in the design, development, and optimization of firewall/SWG platforms in Cloud Infrastructure
- Execute the technical roadmap for firewalls/SWG in Cloud Infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Work closely with engineering teams to enhance platform support for virtualized environments
- Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members

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