Job brief: Principal Software Development Engineer

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Zscaler's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Zscaler's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 2 other times on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $185,500 to $265,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Santa Clara, California, USA · Office - Santa Clara, USA
• Posted: 2026-11-02

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Principal".

Must have

• What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years of experience in QA, system test, solution test, integration test, or SDET roles for enterprise software or cloud-delivered platforms
• 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 o…

Conditions

• This is an hybrid role in Santa Clara, CA, reporting to the Director of Software Development Engineering in the Zero Trust Branch department.
• In-office perks, and more!
• Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here .

Main duties

• Design and execute end-to-end test plans for Zero Trust Branch customer solutions across branch, cloud, endpoint, and security components
• Build and maintain realistic lab environments that mirror customer deployments to validate integrations, feature behavior, and upgrade scenarios
• Develop and expand automation for functional, regression, interoperability, and scale testing to improve release quality and efficiency
• partner with engineering to drive root cause analysis and defect resolution
• Collaborate with development, product management, support, and solution architecture teams to ensure solutions are customer-ready, supportable, and operation…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in Santa Clara, CA: $229k a year (27 listings, 2 employers). This listing pays about the same.
• Across Zscaler's 161 open listings, 34% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Zscaler hires

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