Staff SWE, Provisioning Platform

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San Jose, California, USAPosted Yesterday

Role Overview

Zscaler is hiring a Staff SWE, Provisioning Platform. This is a full-time role in San Jose, California. Part of Zscaler's Security hiring, posted yesterday. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Staff-level Security roles is $175k-$237k (based on 63 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.

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Job description

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.

We are looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer, Provisioning Platform to join our Zero Trust Exchange department. This is a hybrid position based in San Jose, CA (HQ), reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Development Engineering.

The Staff Software Development Engineer will help build Zscaler’s next-generation Provisioning Platform, supporting SKU provisioning, entitlements, workflow orchestration, subscription lifecycle management, and self-service experiences across Zscaler products. This is a hands-on backend engineering role focused on building reliable Java/Spring Boot services, APIs, workflow-driven systems, and cloud-native platform capabilities, including support for Agentic AI-assisted provisioning experiences.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

Design and develop backend services for provisioning, licensing, entitlements, approvals, orchestration workflows, and subscription lifecycle management
Build API-first services using Java/Spring Boot, REST, gRPC, OpenAPI, OAuth2, JWT, and secure service-to-service communication
Develop reliable workflow-driven and event-driven systems using asynchronous processing, retries, failure handling, durable state management, Kafka/RabbitMQ, and workflow orchestration tools
Implement platform capabilities that support Agentic AI-assisted guided workflows, recommendations, troubleshooting, and automation
Build reusable components, SDKs, tooling, automation, observability, and operational controls to improve platform reliability and developer productivity

Who You Are (Success Profile)

You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.
You are driven by innovation. You have a deep curiosity for how things work and are energized by solving complex technical challenges. You believe in the power of technology to accelerate transformation and are always looking for a better, more secure, and scalable way.
You are a pragmatic builder. You are obsessed with creating, iterating, and shipping. You aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves and build the first version yourself, balancing the drive for technical excellence with the need to deliver value to users quickly.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

5+ years of software engineering experience building backend services, platform systems, distributed applications, or cloud-native services
Strong backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot, including microservices and production APIs
Experience building REST APIs, backend workflows, cloud-native applications, and services deployed using Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
Good understanding of distributed systems concepts such as resiliency, idempotency, retries, fault tolerance, asynchronous processing, and eventual consistency
Experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ or similar messaging systems, PostgreSQL, Redis, observability tools, authentication/authorization, RBAC, and audit logging

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

Experience with provisioning, licensing, entitlement, commerce, billing, subscription lifecycle systems, internal platforms, or developer tooling
Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal, Cadence, Airflow, Prefect, or Dagster, as well as event-driven architecture or domain-driven design
Exposure to Agentic AI, LLM-based workflows, RAG, tool calling, AI-assisted development tools, Python/FastAPI, Go, React, Next.js, GraphQL, or Material UI

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Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range

$129,500—$185,000 USD

At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

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

Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here.

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link.

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Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules.

Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

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Where is the Staff SWE, Provisioning Platform position at Zscaler located?

This position is based in San Jose, California. Zscaler has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.

What does a Staff SWE, Provisioning Platform at Zscaler earn?

Zscaler has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Staff SWE, Provisioning Platform role at Zscaler posted?

This role was posted on July 20, 2026 (yesterday). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

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