Principal Microservices Engineer - Cloud Security Lead

Zscaler; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off plans for vacation and sick time

Parental leave options

Retirement options

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer (Microservices) in San Jose. This hybrid role focuses on leading the technical roadmap for enterprise platforms while ensuring high-quality implementations. Candidates should have over 10 years experience in software development, especially with microservices, and proficiency in Java, Go, or Rust. The position offers competitive salary ranging from $182K to $260K, and emphasizes collaboration and innovative problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development with strong experience in microservices.
• Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot), Go, or Rust.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical roadmap to modernize enterprise platforms using microservices architecture.
• Design, develop, and deploy highly resilient, low-latency solutions.
• Drive a culture of quality by setting coding standards and performing code reviews.

Skills

Production-grade microservices

Java (Spring Boot)

Go

Rust

Distributed data patterns (CQRS, Event Sourcing)

Event-driven communication (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB, Cosmos DB)

Job description

Zscaler is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer (Microservices) in San Jose. This hybrid role focuses on leading the technical roadmap for enterprise platforms while ensuring high-quality implementations. Candidates should have over 10 years experience in software development, especially with microservices, and proficiency in Java, Go, or Rust. The position offers competitive salary ranging from $182K to $260K, and emphasizes collaboration and innovative problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.