Principal Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering
San Jose · Santa Clara · USD 185,500-265,000 · 8+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 15, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Jose · Santa Clara
- Salary
- USD 185,500-265,000 · Base salary
About the role
- We are looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer to join our team in a hybrid role within the Identity and Access Management department.
- You will be responsible for the design and development of enterprise-grade Identity Management Products for Zscaler, leveraging your deep expertise in IAM and public cloud environments.
- Come help manage digital risk by applying security through identity integration and controls.
Responsibilities
- Practice technical leadership in the design, development, and optimization of the Identity platform, focusing on strategy for cost-effective product growth and expansion
- Spearhead the technical roadmap for the Kubernetes platform, architecting centralized identity and access management (IAM) solutions to support enterprise-scale business goals
- Work closely with engineering teams to enhance support for the Common Identity platform
- Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in application architecture and development using Java, including developing enterprise-grade Security or Networking products
- Expert-level technical knowledge of Enterprise Java, OOP, OOA, systems architecture, RESTful APIs, and related frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring
- Expert-level knowledge of container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestrating massive-scale K8s clusters in AWS and GCP
- Deep experience architecting highly automated, secure CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitOps, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitLab CI) to enable zero-downtime deployments across global environments
- Expertise designing and optimizing Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), cloud load balancers, Kubernetes Ingress Controllers, and foundational protocols like PKI, SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect
Preferred qualifications
- Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
- Prior experience building identity platforms or hyper-scale Kubernetes platforms
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks
Workplace
- Hybrid role
Skills
- Java
- Hibernate
- Spring
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- GCP
- GitOps
- ArgoCD
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI
- PKI
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- SAML
- OAuth
- OpenID Connect
