Sr. Staff Software Engineer (UI/UX)

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 Sr. Staff Software Engineer (UI/UX) to join our team. This is a Hybrid (San Jose, CA) role, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering, AI Security in the AI Guard department. We are seeking a talented, high-energy team player to help develop cutting-edge AI security products. This is a greenfield opportunity to define and build a new class of market-defining products. As a member of this growing team, you will share responsibility for ensuring the Zscaler service remains reliable, scales efficiently, and offers a delightful experience to our customers.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead the design and delivery of full-stack features spanning React-based UI, Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, event-driven Kafka services, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes

• Architect flexible, reusable UI components and establish patterns that scale across the platform

• Set technical direction in collaboration with backend engineers, UX designers, and product managers to ensure end-to-end solution quality and user experience

• Own logging, observability, and infrastructure concerns at a platform level, not just feature level

• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive engineering standards across the team

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, viewing dynamic environments as raw material to construct something meaningful.

• You act like an owner with a strong bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

• You are an energized problem-solver who seeks out complex technical challenges to deliver high-impact solutions.

• You operate with urgency and a relentless focus on execution, delivering high-quality, impactful results quickly for the team and customer.

• You are driven by innovation, deeply curious about how technology works, and constantly seeking scalable, secure ways to accelerate transformation.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and