Sr. Software Development Engineer (Backend Dev - C)
Zscaler, Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)3+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 20–32 LPA
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About This Role
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance software components in C.
- Implement and optimize data structures; work on Linux/FreeBSD systems, including basic configuration and scripting.
- Debug system- and application-level issues using tools such as GDB, and resolve them with senior engineers.
Minimum Requirements
- Work Experience Required: 3+ years of C programming experience.
- Strong C fundamentals; hands-on experience with arrays, linked lists, stacks, and trees; familiarity with process management, threading, and memory management.
- Experience using GDB or other debugging tools to troubleshoot software errors.
- Demonstrated exploration and integration of AI tools to improve workflows or problem-solving.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has practical C systems-development experience and can work across data structures, operating-system concepts, and debugging.
- Is suited to hands-on engineering of performance-sensitive components in Linux/FreeBSD environments.
- Can show concrete use of AI tools in day-to-day engineering; Git, networking knowledge, and a CS-related BS/MS are preferred.