Staff Microservices Engineer — Scale AI-Driven Cloud

Zscaler

San Jose (CA)

Hybrid

USD 129,500 - 185,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Various health plans
Parental leave options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer (Microservices) to join our ZIA Engineering team in San Jose, CA. In this hybrid role, you will work on cloud security innovations and drive the technical roadmap with microservices architecture. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in software development, strong skills in Java, and a deep understanding of distributed architectures. Enjoy a competitive salary range of $129,500—$185,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits including various health plans and retirement options.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software development experience in production-grade microservices.
  • Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot), Go, or Rust.
  • Expertise in distributed data patterns (CQRS, Event Sourcing).
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Proficiency in both SQL and NoSQL database design.

Responsibilities

  • Execute the technical roadmap to modernize enterprise platforms.
  • Design and develop resilient, low-latency, event-driven solutions.
  • Use AI-powered tools for problem solving and engineering efficiency.

Skills

Software development
Microservices
Java (Spring Boot)
Distributed data patterns
Docker
Kubernetes

Tools

AWS
Azure
GCP

Job description

Zscaler is looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer (Microservices) to join our ZIA Engineering team in San Jose, CA. In this hybrid role, you will work on cloud security innovations and drive the technical roadmap with microservices architecture. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in software development, strong skills in Java, and a deep understanding of distributed architectures. Enjoy a competitive salary range of $129,500—$185,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits including various health plans and retirement options.
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