Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. 

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

Our Engineering team built the world's largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

The Cyber and Data Protection team is hiring a Senior level Machine Learning (ML) Software Developer to work with a massive scale of network data, security data, and enterprise data. Working within our Machine Learning platform and reporting to the Sr Engineering Manager, your primary responsibilities include the following:

• You will build large-scale distributed systems to support the Machine Learning pipeline, including data collection, feature engineering, model training, model evaluation, model deployment, and real-time service and policy evaluation.
• You will apply analytical and math/statistics skills to stay on top of data and to ensure results are consistent and reliable.
• You will solve complex real-world business problems (e.g., threat detection, automation, and business intelligence) by working with multiple partners including data scientists, product management, and product engineering teams.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• An algorithm, data structure, computer science foundation
• 4+ years of industry experiences in AI/ML and in Python and experience with C Coding
• 4+ years of experience using distributed data processing such as Spark, BigQuery, or Apache Beam
• 4+ years of experience building and scaling models based on LightGBM/LLM
• 4+ years of experience with public cloud services infrastructure offerings such as AWS, GCP, Azure.
• 4+ years of experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and event messaging such as Kafka, or RabbitMQ

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with C Coding
• Experience setting up SQL/NoSQL database such as Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, and table schema
• Experience with machine learning or deep learning related toolset/frameworks, such as Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Familiarity with networking and networking security

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• Various health plans
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• Education reimbursement
• In-office perks, and more!

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