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Principal Software Engineer - Intelligent Data Platform

Office - Santa Clara, USAFull-time$186k–$265k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead the design, architecture, and development of a multi-tenant, cloud-based data platform to support Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Data Platform)

Builds

Scalable, secure, high-performance cloud data platform

Domain

Cloud Security / Data Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems, Data architecture, Java/Go/Python, Rest API, RDBMS, Document Stores, Kubernetes, Docker, AI/ML technologies

Preferred skills

Monitoring and observability (Grafana, Prometheus), Test frameworks, Mentoring engineering talent

Technologies

Java, Go, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana, Prometheus, RDBMS, Document Stores

Responsibilities

Lead design and architecture of multi-tenant cloud data platform; Partner with product management to align technical strategies with business goals; Optimize engineering processes and agile methodologies; Drive operational excellence for 4-9s system availability; Explore emerging cloud technologies; Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership