Senior Principal Rust Developer

Posted

ZscalerBellevue, Washington, USA; San Jose, California, USAHybridfull_timeprincipal

$206,500 – $295,000 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design and build a low-latency, high-throughput data forwarding plane using Rust, leveraging its async/await model for efficient I/O and service-oriented infrastructure.
  • Develop distributed, scalable systems with a focus on concurrency, fault tolerance, and messaging.
  • Implement and maintain gRPC-based APIs and services to integrate forwarding plane capabilities with control and orchestration layers.
  • Optimize system performance through profiling tools across kernel-space and user-space.
  • Engage in code reviews, system design discussions, technical documentation, and mentoring junior engineers.

Soft Skills

System DesignCode Review CultureMentoring

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Remote Work
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Culture

AI-Forward EnterpriseImpact-OrientedConstructive, Honest DebateHigh-Performing TeamsCustomer-ObsessedCollaborationOwnershipAccountabilityPay Transparency

Requirements

Regions: Us

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