divh2Senior Manager, Engineering (API Platform)/h2pSan Jose, California, USA/ppZscaler 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 worlds 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./ppHere, 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 debatewere 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./ppWe value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where youre enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If youre driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team thats helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity./ph3Role/h3pWe are looking for a Sr. Engineering Manager, API Platform to join our team. This is a hybrid role going into the San Jose, CA office 3 days a week. Youll be reporting to the VPE for the API Platform team. You will play a pivotal role in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms and developer tooling to empower our engineering teams. Your focus will be on enhancing our platforms efficiency, scalability, and developer experience while managing senior technical talent./ph3What Youll Do (Role Expectations)/h3ulliLead the vision and roadmap for the API Platform and developer tooling, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, technical scalability, and industry best practices/liliOversee the standardization, design, and governance of APIs, improving developer experiences and productivity across engineering teams and products/liliManage and coach a team of Senior Staff Engineers and highly skilled technical contributors, fostering a culture of collaboration and professional growth/liliEnsure the delivery of microservices, SDKs, and developer tooling optimized for reliability, availability, and ease of integration across Java, Go, and JavaScript/liliWork closely with Product Management and Security to build scalable and secure solutions that meet unique business objectives/li/ulh3Who You Are (Success Profile)/h3ulliYou thrive in ambiguity. Youre 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./liliYou 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./liliYou 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./liliYou are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedbackknowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust./liliYou 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./li/ulh3What Were Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)/h3ulli8+ years of experience as an engineering leader, including 3+ years managing technical teams for developer tooling, API platforms, or cloud-based systems across multi-language ecosystems including Java, Go, and JavaScript/lili10+ years of overall software engineering experience, including hands-on proficiency in designing APIs and SDKs for containerized environments like Kubernetes and Docker/liliDeep understanding of distributed systems concepts such as caching, queues, and pub/sub architectures with cloud service experience in AWS, GCP, or Azure/liliAdvanced understanding of API-first design principles and standards including OpenAPI/Swagger, REST, JSON, and Authn/z/liliU.S. citizenship due to the nature of the customers assigned to this role/li/ulh3What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)/h3ulliProven experience in the Cloud Security and Networking domain./liliExperience driving engineering practices for workflow automation and developer productivity using open-source or proprietary tools/liliProactive advocate of modern engineering practices such as DevSecOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code across large engineering organizations/li/ulpZscalers 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./ppBase Pay Range/pp$182,000 - $260,000 USD/ppAt 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./ppOur 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:/pulliVarious health plans/liliTime off plans for vacation and sick time/liliParental leave options/liliRetirement options/liliEducation reimbursement/liliIn-office perks, and more!/li/ulpZscaler 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./ppZscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules./ppZscaler 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./p/div
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