Principal Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

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.

Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us eWe are looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer to join our team. This is a Hybrid role, reporting to the Director, Software Development Engineering ZIdentity team in the Identity and Access Management department. Identity is the new security perimeter. Come help manage digital risk by applying security through identity integration and controls.

You will be responsible for the design and development of enterprise-grade Identity Management Products for Zscaler, leveraging your deep expertise in IAM and public cloud environments to drive hands-on development and provide technical leadership.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
Practice technical leadership in the design, development, and optimization of the Identity platform, focusing on strategy for cost-effective product growth and expansion

Spearhead the technical roadmap for the Kubernetes platform, architecting centralized identity and access management (IAM) solutions to support enterprise-scale business goals

Work closely with engineering teams to enhance support for the Common Identity platform

Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members

Who You Are (Success Profile)
Thrive in ambiguity, comfortably building the path as you walk it and viewing dynamic environments as opportunities to construct meaningful solutions.

Operate with a strong sense of ownership, bringing a passion for the mission, high integrity, and the capability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

Demonstrate a proactive problem-solving focus, eagerly running toward challenges and remaining laser-focused on delivering high-impact outcomes.

Build high-trust collaboration, prioritizing team success, welcoming constructive feedback, and practicing clear and respectful candor to establish strong partnerships.

Maintain a continuous growth mindset, actively seeking feedback and development to grow as a partner, teammate, and purpose-driven leader.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain

Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in application architecture and development using Java, including developing enterprise-grade Security or Networking products

Expert-level technical knowledge of Enterprise Java, OOP, OOA, systems architecture, RESTful APIs, and related frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring Expert-level knowledge of container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestrating massive-scale K8s clusters in AWS and GCPDeep experience architecting highly automated, secure CI/CD pipelines (e.g.,…