Principal Software Development Engineer
ZscalerBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted March 10, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security, committed to building a team that reflects the communities they serve and the customers they work with.
Job Description
Zscaler is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to join their team in Bangalore, India. The successful candidate will design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data forwarding plane using Rust and async/await models for efficient service-oriented infrastructure.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software development experience with specific expertise in systems programming and Rust
- Extensive experience with async frameworks such as Tokio or async-std
- Proven track record of building resilient, observable, and horizontally scalable distributed systems
- Deep understanding of Linux fundamentals, including networking, namespaces, sockets, and kernel-user space interaction
- Proficiency in container-based environments, Git, CI/CD workflows, and performance instrumentation
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement