Senior Software Engineer Golang Javascript

Overview

About Zscaler 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.

• Designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs using Go, integrating with databases like Postgre
  
  SQL, AWS Athena, Trino, and Redis.
• Writing and maintaining unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure code quality while monitoring, debugging, and optimizing system performance.
• Mentoring junior engineers, fostering their growth and success, and actively participating in code reviews to uphold best practices.
• Collaborating with external teams to deliver integrated solutions and ensure seamless system functionality.
• Contributing to Agile/Scrum processes, including sprint planning and retrospectives, to drive project success.

• 8+ years of experience, with proficiency coding in Go (Golang), including strong expertise in concurrency, parallelism, GRPC, Protobuf, net/http, and TLS.
• Skilled in building large-scale distributed systems, RESTful API design, and working with web frameworks like Gin and Echo.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and version control tools like Git.
• Solid understanding of SQL and No
  
  SQL databases, along with CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Proficiency in front‑end JavaScript and React.

• Prior experience with shipping security software to end users.
• Experience working with security analysts, threat hunters, and reverse engineers.
• Familiarity with detection engineering as it relates to emerging online threats.

The base salary range listed for this full‑time position excludes commission/bonus/equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range: $154,000 - $220,000 USD

Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In‑office perks, and more!

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