Engineering Manager - Control Plane + Distributed Systems

Overview

Join the ZPA engineering team as an Engineering Manager building the Zscaler cloud security platform. You will lead a team of 6-8 software engineers and report to the Senior Manager of Engineering, ZPA.

What you'll do

• Oversee and lead a team of engineers to develop high-quality software that is performant, scalable, reusable, extensible, secure, supportable, and reliable.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-availability distributed systems using technologies like Kafka, Elasticsearch, Druid, and Opensearch.
• Deliver high-quality, reliable microservices and highly distributed solutions while ensuring overall system reliability.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize security to maintain high availability for critical cloud systems.
• Collaborate with product managers and other engineering leaders to translate technical goals into measurable business results.

What you'll need

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain.
• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• 3+ years managing global teams across the entire SDLC.
• Deep knowledge of distributed software architectures, cloud services including AWS, GCP, and Azure, and system monitoring solutions.
• Proven ability to lead teams in delivering highly distributed solutions.
• Skilled at partnering with product management to turn technical vision into impactful execution.

Nice to have

• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants, automated code review tooling, or LLM-assisted development workflows to optimize software architecture and accelerate delivery cycles.
• A consistent track record of taking ownership and delivering high-quality results in a predictable fashion.
• Strong advocacy for modern practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automation-based delivery within large engineering organizations.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Hybrid role based in Hyderabad.
• Lead a team of 6-8 software engineers.
• Report to the Senior Manager of Engineering, ZPA.