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Senior Staff Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
17 days ago
Salary
$154K - $220K / year
Job Description
Role Description
We are looking for a Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Zero Trust Exchange department. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose (3 days per week in-office), or may be remotely based in the United States, reporting to Sr. Manager, Software Development Engineering.
The Zscaler Client Connector (ZCC) team plans to modularize existing code into individual and separate libraries so that they can be better integrated into cross-platform releases, well unit tested and shared with other teams within the company. We are looking for engineers with C/C++ skillset who can work on this ambitious project.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
- Modularize existing and new ZCC code into separate libraries
- Write well maintained and unit-testable code
- Use state-of-the-art technologies for better scalability and memory safety
Qualifications
- Extensive professional experience with C/C++ development
- Strong foundational knowledge of networking protocols and systems
- Proven experience developing for Windows plus one or more additional platform
- Practical experience with VPN technologies and architectures
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with the Rust programming language
- Deep network-level experience building highly scalable systems
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Job Requirements
- Extensive professional experience with C/C++ development
- Strong foundational knowledge of networking protocols and systems
- Proven experience developing for Windows plus one or more additional platform
- Practical experience with VPN technologies and architectures
- Hands-on experience with the Rust programming language
- Deep network-level experience building highly scalable systems
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
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