Staff Machine Learning Engineer - GenAI & Cloud Systems

Zscaler; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zscaler seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our hybrid team in San Jose, CA, working 3 days a week. You will drive AI/ML initiatives, build scalable microservices, and collaborate with data lakes and the security platform to extend our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange.

You will lead design and implementation efforts, evaluate GenAI advances, and mentor teammates in a fast-paced, security-focused environment. This role requires strong ML fundamentals and full-stack capabilities.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and AI-driven solutions.
• BS in Computer Science with 6+ years, or MS/PhD with 5+ years applying AI/ML and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in programming, data structures, algorithms, and ML problem solving.
• Hands-on AI modeling experience: feature generation, prompt engineering, evaluations and productionization.
• Experience with ML model lifecycle and distributed microservices using Kubernetes and Docker (Python/Go/Java).

Skills

AI/ML fundamentals

Distributed systems

Programming (Python/Go/Java)

First-principles thinking

Prompt engineering

Model lifecycle

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS/PhD in CS

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Zscaler seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our hybrid team in San Jose, CA, working 3 days a week. You will drive AI/ML initiatives, build scalable microservices, and collaborate with data lakes and the security platform to extend our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange.

You will lead design and implementation efforts, evaluate GenAI advances, and mentor teammates in a fast-paced, security-focused environment. This role requires strong ML fundamentals and full-stack capabilities.