Principal Platform Engineer (Tooling)

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Devops • $182,000 PA - $260,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will establish and refine coding standards and best practices, focusing on Infrastructure as Code, automation systems, and API interfaces. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze workloads, identify scaling opportunities, and improve automation. Additionally, you will mentor junior engineers, promoting industry-leading practices. The role requires expertise in Go, knowledge of complex system architectures, and experience with event-driven orchestration systems. The job involves ensuring the platform's scalability and reliability while contributing to the ongoing development of Zscaler's cloud security platform. You will play a key role in building and innovating for the greater good, in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of experience in large-scale production environments
  • Proven expertise in Go, building scalable and reliable solutions
  • Understanding of complex system architectures and design patterns
  • U.S. citizenship is required for this role.
  • Deep understanding of event-driven orchestration systems
Good to have:
  • Understanding of TCP/IP routing and protocol behavior
  • Knowledge of Temporal/Airflow, OTEL, and System level Telemetry
  • Experience with software testing and frameworks

Job Details

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

Our Engineering team built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

We're looking for an experienced Principal Software Development Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. This role is remote within the USA. Reporting to the Leader of Platform Engineering, you will be responsible for:

  • Establishing and refining coding standards and best practices for platform services, encompassing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation systems, and API interfaces, to promote efficiency and consistency.  
  • Partnering with cross-functional engineering teams to analyze workload demands, identify scaling opportunities, and enhance automation for optimized workflows and solutions.  
  • Providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their growth and encouraging adherence to industry-leading practices.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) 

  • 8+ years of experience in large-scale production environments
  • Proven expertise in Go, with a strong ability to build scalable and reliable solutions.
  • Understanding of complex system architectures end-to-end, design patterns, and tradeoffs necessary to scale globally distributed services
  • U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to the nature of the customers assigned to this role.
  • Deep understanding of event-driven orchestration systems, with hands-on experience working with relational and time series databases.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Understanding of TCP/IP routing and protocol behavior 
  • Knowledge of Temporal/Airflow, OTEL, and System level Telemetry a plus
  • Experience with software testing and frameworks, overall SDLC management

#LI-Remote

#LI-CM3

Similar Jobs

ValU - Technical Lead

ValU

Jordan (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Nordson Corporation - Project Manager

Nordson Corporation

Rubiera, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (On-Site)
3 Months ago
InMobiInMobi - Senior Analyst - Business Insights (Finance)

InMobiInMobi

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
3 Months ago
zoox - Software Engineer - Sensor HIL Platform

zoox

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Years ago
Go guardian - Senior Software Engineer

Go guardian

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Remote)
1 Month ago
PayPal - Staff DevOps Software Engineer

PayPal

Austin, Texas, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Xsolla - DevOps Engineer

Xsolla

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Flowable - Senior Cloud Automation Engineer / DevOps Engineer

Flowable

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Zenoti - Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Zenoti

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
11 Months ago
bytedance - Software Engineer - Serverless Compute Infrastructure

bytedance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

XFlow - Product Owner

XFlow

(Remote)
6 Months ago
Anavation - Senior Software Engineer

Anavation

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Qualcomm - Design Implementation Engineer

Qualcomm

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Apple - Machine Learning Engineering Manager (Computer Vision)

Apple

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Progress - Software Engineer - Telerik UI for Blazor

Progress

Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Hawkeye Innovations - Programme Manager

Hawkeye Innovations

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Canva - Senior iOS Engineer - Swift & JavaScript

Canva

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
4 Months ago
Reddit - Senior Client Partner, LCS - DACH

Reddit

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Stibo Systems - Customer Success Manager

Stibo Systems

Japan (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Fanatee - Jr Marketing Performance Analyst (USER ACQUISITION)

Fanatee

São Paulo, State Of São Paulo, Brazil (Remote)
1 Year ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in United States

bytedance - Optical system engineer - Pico Lab -(AR)- San Jose

bytedance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Riot Games - Workplace Program Partner II

Riot Games

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Sagecor - Software Reverse Engineer 3

Sagecor

Fort Meade, Maryland, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
zeta - Senior Product Head, Deposits and Liabilities

zeta

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Vercel - Partner Lead, GSI

Vercel

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
GoMotive - Account Executive, Enterprise - Northeast

GoMotive

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
Bright Edge - Sales Development Representative (BGSU Students)

Bright Edge

Cleveland, Ohio, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
SBM Management - Custodial Lead

SBM Management

Louisville, Kentucky, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
GoMotive - Staff Product Designer, Safety

GoMotive

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Nintendo - Account Planner - Publisher and Developer Relations

Nintendo

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Devops Jobs

bytedance - Traffic Access Architectural SRE - Traffic Infrastructure

bytedance

Singapore (On-Site)
4 Months ago
C3 IoT - Solution Engineer

C3 IoT

Redwood City, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Google - Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Google Cloud

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Cavnue - Senior Infrastructure Integration Engineer

Cavnue

(Remote)
2 Months ago
Canva - Senior Backend Engineer - Support Automation and AI Enablement

Canva

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Remote)
4 Months ago
Luxoft - Principal/Lead GCP Cloud Modernization Engineer

Luxoft

New Delhi, Delhi, India (Remote)
7 Months ago
Canva - Staff Software Engineer - Web Platform (Frontend)

Canva

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Remote)
1 Month ago
Stone Search - Senior Cloud (Azure) Engineer

Stone Search

Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States (Hybrid)
1 Year ago
Betson Group - DevOps Engineer

Betson Group

Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Apple - Sr. / Staff ML Platform Engineer

Apple

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Zscaler enables the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud first world. Its flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access, create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network. Zscaler services are 100% cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security, and improved user experience that traditional appliances or hybrid solutions are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates the world’s largest cloud security platform, protecting thousands of enterprises and government agencies from cyberattacks and data loss.



Stay Connected:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zscaler

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zscaler

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zscaler/

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

San Jose, California, United States (Hybrid)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Zscaler

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug