Staff Software Development Engineer (UI/React.js)

Location: San Jose, California, United States; hybrid work model

Base salary: $154,000–$220,000 USD per year, excluding bonus, equity, commissions, and benefits.

Company

Zscaler provides a cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform that uses security data and AI to protect users, devices, applications, and data from cyberattacks and loss.

What you will do

• Build high-quality libraries and tools for frontend application development.
• Develop and maintain high-performance, resilient user interfaces with React, TypeScript, and Tailwind.
• Document and communicate technical specifications with stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges through robust test automation.
• Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards for a maintainable codebase.
• Provide technical leadership and drive frontend engineering excellence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of JavaScript development experience focused on building and deploying React applications.
• Expertise in clear technical documentation, testing, and automation within UI workflows.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to develop creative technical solutions.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience fostering engineering excellence and driving innovation.

Nice to have

• Expertise in performance optimization and detail-oriented code quality.
• Experience resolving performance bottlenecks for fluid rendering in data-intensive interfaces.
• Experience designing scalable, reusable frontend architectures with efficient component composition.

Culture & Benefits

• High-accountability environment focused on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and execution.
• Constructive, honest debate and continuous feedback are encouraged.
• Health plans, vacation and sick time, parental leave, retirement options, and education reimbursement.
• In-office perks and an inclusive workplace focused on collaboration and belonging.