Zscaler

Principal Rust Developer

San Jose, California, USA · Principal · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$182k-$260kDetected 22 hours ago

GoRustC++Distributed SystemsCode ReviewGitKubernetesCI/CDLinuxgRPCTCP/IPZero TrustCollaborationMentoring

About the role

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results.
We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats.
We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate -we're focused on getting to the best ideas, faster.

At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with.
We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed.
Design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data forwarding plane using Rust, leveraging its async/await model for efficient I/O and service-oriented infrastructure
Develop distributed, scalable systems with a focus on concurrency, fault tolerance, and messaging
Implement and maintain gRPC-based APIs and services to integrate forwarding plane capabilities with control and orchestration layers
Optimize system performance through profiling tools across kernel-space and user-space
Engage in code reviews, system design discussions, technical documentation, and mentoring junior engineers
You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges and is energized by finding solutions to hard problems that deliver the biggest impact.
You are customer-obsessed, building deep empathy for internal and external customers and anchoring every decision in solving their real-world problems.
You think at scale, connecting your work to the larger company mission and building solutions that support a high-growth, global organization.

$182,000 - $260,000 USD
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