Software Applications Engineer

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.

Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, Finance Integrations within Zscaler’s IT organization (reporting to the Manager, Integrations), you will lead the design and delivery of scalable integration and automation solutions supporting Finance transformation. In this role, you will partner closely with Finance stakeholders to modernize processes, reduce spreadsheet dependencies, improve data flow across systems, and deliver intelligent automation using APIs, middleware, RPA, and AI technologies. You will act as a key technical driver working across cross-functional groups to deliver measurable business outcomes.

What You’ll Do (Role Expectations)

• Design, build, and maintain scalable enterprise integrations using APIs, middleware, event-driven architectures, and sound enterprise architecture principles
• Partner with Finance stakeholders to translate business requirements into intelligent automation solutions utilizing AI/ML, generative AI, AI agents, workflow tools, and RPA
• Eliminate manual spreadsheet dependencies and improve data integrity across finance workflows with sustainable, scalable system-based architectures
• Embed cybersecurity best practices into code and partner with Finance, Internal Audit, and InfoSec to satisfy SOX, audit, and internal control requirements
• Execute rigorous engineering standards—including clean code, defensive programming, unit/integration testing, QA automation, UAT support, and continuous bug remediation

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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