Principal Software Engineer, Windows- ZDX
San Jose, CA 
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About Zscaler

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is the company's cloud-native platform that protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

With more than 10 years of experience developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers around the world, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations. In addition to protecting customers from damaging threats, such as ransomware and data exfiltration, it helps them slash costs, reduce complexity, and improve the user experience by eliminating stacks of latency-creating gateway appliances.

Zscaler was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. Zscaler's purpose-built security platform puts a company's defenses and controls where the connections occur-the internet-so that every connection is fast and secure, no matter how or where users connect or where their applications and workloads reside.

Zscaler Digital experience is an offering from Zscaler to measure and improve end users' digital experience. Purpose built with today's cloud applications in mind, it gives visibility into performance issues faced by users in accessing applications and helps triage problems faster. Join us to build a web scale user experience platform.

Responsibilities:

  • Team is responsible for design and development of smart and breakthrough solutions for secure internet/enterprise connectivity and endpoint security clients on a variety of desktop and mobile platforms: Windows, MAC, iOS, Android, Linux.
  • Design and Development of multi-platform software using latest software development techniques.
  • Work with Product Management to understand requirements
  • Write and execute dev test routines for your modules
  • Work with QA to create better test routines, reproduce customer issues and deliver better quality product releases.

Required Skills:

  • 10+ years software engineering experience, with emphasis in C/C++ networking-based applications for Microsoft Windows
  • Hands-on experience with Networking (TCP/IP, Proxies, Tunnels, VPN)
  • Experience with Windows internals and Windows kernel programming
  • Excellent with C++ Programming
  • Experience on Windows desktop application development
  • Experience in leading, architecting, designing, and debugging complex features on Windows
  • Knowledge on tools like Visual Studio, WinDBG, Wireshark, fiddler

Desired skills:

  • Hands on Windows Networking programming experience with NDIS or LWF
  • Understanding of Layer 3 and higher networking technologies - IP/TCP/HTTP/SSL protocols
  • Strong understanding of network security technologies (e.g.: PKI, VPN or firewall)
  • Good understanding of one or more operating systems: Mac, Android or iOS is an advantage
  • Dealing with interoperability issues is a big plus
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

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The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range
$175,000$250,000 USD

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies,including thoserelatedtosecurity and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
10+ years
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