Lead Staff Software Engineer — AI Security Platform

re-zoo-me; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Vacation & sick leave

Parental leave

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a hands-on Staff Software Engineer for a hybrid role in Singapore. You will own major product capabilities, shape architectural direction, and guide other engineers.

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, you will balance security, privacy, performance, and reliability while driving technical strategy across teams. The role requires 7+ years of software engineering, deep expertise in distributed systems and security, and hands-on leadership in ambiguous,

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain.
• 7+ years of software-engineering experience with ownership of complex production systems and ability to lead technically ambiguous, cross-functional projects.
• Deep expertise in systems engineering, distributed systems, security engineering, backend platforms, or endpoint software, with proficiency in Go, Rust, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of major product capabilities, owning projects from problem definition through implementation, rollout, and production operation.
• Design secure, reliable, and scalable systems with clearly defined trust boundaries, balancing security, privacy, performance, reliability, and usability.
• Lead complex investigations while improving engineering practices, testing, and operational readiness.
• Mentor engineers and provide direction through design and code reviews.
• Partner with product and research teams while contributing to technical strategy and longer-term architecture.

Skills

Go

Rust

Python

AI/ML knowledge

Cloud infrastructure

Distributed systems

Job description

Zscaler is seeking a hands-on Staff Software Engineer for a hybrid role in Singapore. You will own major product capabilities, shape architectural direction, and guide other engineers.

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, you will balance security, privacy, performance, and reliability while driving technical strategy across teams. The role requires 7+ years of software engineering, deep expertise in distributed systems and security, and hands-on leadership in ambiguous,