Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer
Zscaler · Bangalore, India · Hybrid
About the role
Senior staff individual-contributor engineering role on Zscaler's zero-trust security product, writing C/C++ for Linux kernel and networking systems. It is a deep technical IC position, not an engineering management role.
What you'll do
- Design, build and deliver a zero-trust cybersecurity product with a team of engineers
- Write production-quality C and C++ for Linux systems
- Diagnose and resolve issues in complex distributed systems
What they're looking for
- 8+ years software development with fluency in C and C++
- Linux/Unix kernel development expertise
- Networking concepts, TCP/IP RFCs and Linux kernel networking stack
- Containerization such as Kubernetes and Linux namespaces
- Unit testing/mocking frameworks like Google Test or JUnit
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies
Key details
- Company
- Zscaler
- Location
- Bangalore, India · Hybrid
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead / Principal / Group
- Role category
- Engineering
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Posted
- 19 Oct 2026
- Source
- job-boards.greenhouse.io