Senior Staff Software Development Engineer (C / Networking / Dataplane) is open at Zscaler in Santa Clara, California, USA. The posting gives a salary of $158K - $225K. Posted on Sep 2, 2026, and still on Zscaler’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 15, 2026.
About the role
(Role Expectations) Design and implement Datapath features related to Load Balancer, Firewall rules and L7 Protocol implementations Apply deep knowledge of C programming, data structures, and algorithms to build high-performance systems Independently drive moderately complex projects from conception to deployment with full ownership Utilize expert knowledge of networking protocols and services including DNS, HTTP…
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