Staff Software Development Engineer – Federal & Sovereign Cloud
Zscaler · Bengaluru
| Company | Zscaler |
|---|---|
| Role | Staff Software Development Engineer – Federal & Sovereign Cloud |
| Location | Bengaluru |
| Work mode | Hybrid |
| Experience | 3–6 years |
| Job type | Full-time |
About this job
Zscaler is hiring a Staff Software Development Engineer in Bengaluru for its Federal and Sovereign Clouds group. You will work with cloud architects to build scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs for the cloud engineering organisation.
The work helps extend the multitenant architecture and global footprint of the Zero Trust Exchange security platform. You will mentor junior engineers, join on-call and keep the platform compliant with federal guidelines. The role is hybrid.
Eligibility
- 5+ years coding in Java, Go or similar
- Hands-on Docker, Kubernetes and a major cloud (AWS, GCP or Azure)
- Experience designing and running large distributed systems
- Strong root cause analysis skills
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML; LLM coding tools and DevOps a plus
Skills required
What you will do
- Design and build scalable backend services and APIs
- Write unit, integration and performance tests
- Find and fix performance problems in production
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews
- Join on-call and support federal compliance needs
How to apply
- Open the official Zscaler job page with the Apply button and submit your application there.
- Tailor your resume to backend services you built in Java or Go, their scale and the performance work you did.
Before the interview, prepare:
- Multitenancy: isolation, noisy neighbours and per-tenant limits
- Go or Java concurrency: goroutines/channels or executors and thread safety
- Kubernetes: rollout strategies, probes and debugging failing pods
- Compliance-driven design: what FedRAMP-style rules change in a cloud service
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