Zscaler · 1 day ago
Principal Rust Developer
San Jose, California, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$182K/yr - $260K/yrZscaler accelerates digital transformation through its cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform, which safeguards customers from cyber threats. They are seeking a Principal Rust Developer to design and implement distributed systems and core infrastructure components, collaborating with various stakeholders to build a scalable platform for millions of users.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSecurity
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience coding with Rust, particularly in systems programming and async frameworks like Tokio or async-std
Proven expertise in building resilient, observable, and horizontally scalable distributed systems
Strong 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
Preferred
Experience with systems languages like C/C++ or Go, particularly in performance-critical environments
Familiarity with Linux networking stacks, kernel-space technologies such as eBPF or DPDK, and Kubernetes networking or service meshes
Hands-on experience with gRPC, Protobufs, and L2–L4 networking protocols including TCP/IP, QUIC, or routing encapsulations
Benefits
Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks, and more!
Company
Zscaler
Zscaler is a global cloud-based information security company that enables secure digital transformation for mobile and cloud.
Founded in 2008
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.67BKey Investors
TPG GrowthLightspeed Venture Partners
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-04-23Post Ipo Equity· $22.7M
2018-03-16IPO
Leadership Team
Jay Chaudhry
CEO, Chairman & Founder
Hemant Dabke
Area Vice President
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