Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. 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. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.

We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role 

We are looking for a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role on-site three days a week in San Jose, CA, reporting to Sr. Manager, Experience Center Department. Your primary mission is to stabilize our test automation and significantly raise the quality bar of the product. You will be the driving force behind modernizing our testing culture and ensuring our engineering standards meet the demands of our users.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Raise the quality gate of the product through the strategic and heavy application of automation
• Assist with release management and partner bug triage efforts for the Experience Center product
• Partner with the team to transition our workflows toward full continuous deployment for production via automation

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You possess a proven track record of transitioning manual testing environments to automation-first cultures.
• You are a natural skeptic of the status quo, constantly questioning inefficiencies and thinking outside the box rather than following legacy norms.
• You maintain a true growth mindset and never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate.
• You act like an owner, operating with integrity and navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a positive force who approaches hard problems with constructive energy and a 'can-do' spirit that inspires your team.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Advanced expertise in the development and optimization of end-to-end automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• 10–15+ years of software engineering experience, with a significant focus (8+ years) on UI automation, testing infrastructure, and framework architecture at scale.
• Capable of operating effectively within a global delivery model, including the willingness to attend late-night meetings to ensure project alignment with IST counterparts.
• Demonstrated ability to define long-term technical roadmaps, influence organization-wide automation strategy, and mentor other senior and staff-level engineers.
• Strong experience collaborating with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, Security) to align technical initiatives with business goals.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Previous experience leading or mentoring automation teams through technical transformations
• Demonstrated ability to establish engineering norms and build team cohesion within a fast-paced environment

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Base Pay Range$154,000