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Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. Our cloud native Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership and accountability.
We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.
The Red Canary engineering team at Zscaler builds and operates the platform and products that deliver unmatched threat detection and response! We process billions of events per day from hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide. Every engineer is empowered to make a difference for our customers with unique opportunities to learn new technology and tackle the hardest problems in cyber security.
We are searching for a Senior Software Engineer to join us in building the Red Canary platform and its supporting products. Reporting to the Manager of Software Engineering, you'll be responsible for:
- Continuously shipping quality product by writing well organized, testable and high performing code
- Addressing system and software bugs, developing product enhancements, and launching new features to scale within a Product Team construct
- Supporting products and applications that operate in a 24x7 production environment, including participating in an on call rotation
- Writing clear and concise documentation; share knowledge internally and across teams
- Helping identify technical risk and mitigation plans
- Collaborating with Product Management and Design teams taking small to medium features from concept to shipping as the sole programmer
- 4+ years of experience shipping high-quality SaaS products and features with experience in taking ownership of a product or feature from concept to launch
- Experienced with Ruby on Rails (or similar web application technologies) and other common libraries such as RSpec and Sidekiq
- Experience with React, HAML, Redis, Postgres, AWS, Docker or a combination of similar tech
- Confidence making architectural design decisions that improve scalability and performance for high-volume background tasks
- Software testing skills to ensure we deliver the highest quality products that delight customers
- Knowledge of operating cloud-based relational databases (Postgres, etc) at scale, including replication, monitoring and optimization
- Experience in any field in security such as security product development, malware handling or processing, security operations workflows, etc.
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The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.
At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.
Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Learn more about Zscaler’s Future of Work strategy, hybrid working model, and benefits here.
By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.
Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link.
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