Staff AI-Native Security Platform Engineer

Zscaler; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Vacation & sick leave

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is building security products that enable AI applications at scale. This hybrid role in Singapore reports to the Director of Software Engineering and involves hands-on leadership of key capabilities, owning complex initiatives and guiding engineers.

You will design secure, reliable systems, balance security/privacy with performance, and collaborate with product, research, and other teams to shape longer-term architecture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with ownership of complex production systems.
• Deep expertise in systems engineering, distributed systems, or security engineering.
• Experience in Go, Rust and Python; knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of major product capabilities, owning projects through from problem definition to production operation.
• Design secure, reliable, and scalable systems with clear trust boundaries and defined security/privacy requirements.
• Lead investigations and improve engineering practices, testing, and operational readiness.
• Mentor engineers and provide direction through design and code reviews.
• Partner with product and research teams and contribute to long-term architecture strategy.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Software engineering

Go

Rust

Python

Distributed systems

Security engineering

Cloud infrastructure

APIs

Observability

Job description

Zscaler is building security products that enable AI applications at scale. This hybrid role in Singapore reports to the Director of Software Engineering and involves hands-on leadership of key capabilities, owning complex initiatives and guiding engineers.

You will design secure, reliable systems, balance security/privacy with performance, and collaborate with product, research, and other teams to shape longer-term architecture.