Zscaler

Zscaler

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Remote - USA; Santa Clara, California, USA · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$158k-$225kDetected 4 days ago
PythonDistributed SystemsSQLElasticsearchAWSCI/CDMachine LearningPandasNumPyData AnalysisData EngineeringData ScienceLLMsLangGraphAI OrchestrationCybersecurityDetection EngineeringManual TestingZero TrustResearchLeadershipCollaborationActuarial Science

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odds of building a lasting career here

64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level III · 3×
Level I$94,3701 entry
Level II$123,8432 entries
Level III$153,3173 entries
Level IV$182,7904 entries

$25,290 more — $182,790 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $182,790 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Bakersfield-Delano, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

from this employer's Department of Labor filings

Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 25 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 75%

Of 28 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 7 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 500 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

44 transfer filings in the last year, covering 44 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • 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.
  • Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era?
  • We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • You are a positive force who approaches complex technical challenges with contagious, constructive energy and a focus on solutions.
  • You are data-driven, using analytics and concrete evidence over assumptions to find the truth, measure what matters, and guide informed decisions.
  • Experience with production AI or ML systems where cost, latency, and accuracy are competing constraints, including handling model selection, routing, and regression testing

Compensation

  • $157,500 - $225,000 USD
  • Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules.

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks, and more!
  • Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees.

Company info

  • Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure.
  • 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.
  • Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other.

This listing is sourced directly from Zscaler's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.