Staff Software Engineer - React.js

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 Staff Software Development Engineer (UI/React.js) to join our team. This is a Hybrid (San Jose, CA) role, reporting to the Director, Engineering in the Unified Experiences Platform department. As a key member of this team, you will be responsible for crafting high-quality libraries and tools while building high-performance, resilient UI that scales. You will serve as a technical leader, driving engineering excellence and ensuring our frontend architecture meets the highest standards of performance and maintainability. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) - Craft high-quality libraries and tools for building frontend applications - Develop and maintain high-performance resilient UI using ReactJS, TypeScript, and Tailwind - Document and communicate technical specifications to ensure alignment with stakeholders - Identify and resolve technical challenges by incorporating a robust test automation strategy - Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards to ensure a maintainable codebase Who You Are (Success Profile) - You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful. - 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. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. - You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact. - You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust. - You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose. What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) - Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain - 5+ years of experience in JavaScript development with a focus on building and deploying ReactJS applications - Expertise in creating lean, clear documentation, testing, and automation as integral components of the UI workflow - Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proven ability to develop creative solutions to technical challenges - Experience effectively conveying complex technical concepts to stakeholders while fostering engineering excellence and driving innovation What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) - Experience building web-based frontends for generative AI applications, including managing complex application states and components optimized for real-time streaming LLM responses - Demonstrated expertise in front-end performance optimization, code quality, and resolving rendering bottlenecks within data-intensive interfaces - Skilled in designing scalable, reusable front-end architectures that prioritize efficient component composition #LI-Hybrid #LI-JG1 Zscaler’s salary ranges are ben

Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain. 5+ years of experience in JavaScript development with a focus on building and deploying ReactJS applications. Expertise in creating lean, clear documentation, testing, and automation as integral components of the UI workflow. Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proven ability to develop creative solutions to technical challenges. Experience effectively conveying complex technical concepts to stakeholders while fostering engineering excellence and driving innovation.

Craft high-quality libraries and tools for building frontend applications. Develop and maintain high-performance resilient UI using ReactJS, TypeScript, and Tailwind. Document and communicate technical specifications to ensure alignment with stakeholders. Identify and resolve technical challenges by incorporating a robust test automation strategy. Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards to ensure a maintainable codebase.