Principal Software Development Engineer - Rust
BengaluruFull-timeHybrid14–25 yrsPosted open since mar 2026
Leadership software engineering role at Zscaler in Bengaluru. Needs 14+ years. Hybrid.
About the role
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback.
What you'll do
- This is a hybrid role, reporting to the Sr. Director of Software Engineering in the Platform Convergence department
- In this role, you will design and scale high-performance backend services to drive the evolution of our converged platform
- Collaborate across teams to build robust distributed systems while mentoring engineers to uphold technical excellence
- What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
- Design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data forwarding plane using Rust and async/await models for efficient service-oriented infrastructure
What you need
- Rust
- gRPC
- Machine learning
- CI/CD
- Linux
- Agile
Good to have
- C++
- Go
- TCP/IP
- C