Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering (Backend - Java)

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. About the Role We are looking for a Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering to lead our Common Platform Services team within the Zero Trust Exchange division. This team spans across all Zscaler products, driving core platforms such as Zscaler Workflow Automation, the Unified Authorization service, and other critical shared enterprise services. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms and developer tooling to empower engineering teams across the organization. You will focus on enhancing platform efficiency, scalability, and developer experience while managing, mentoring, and growing senior technical talent. What You’ll Do Drive Technical Roadmap & Execution: Lead the workflow engineering team to drive the technical roadmap, scale engineering talent, and guarantee flawless operational execution Foster Cross-Team Collaboration: Demonstrate strong cross-team collaboration and communication skills to align stakeholders and enable seamless roadmap execution Pioneer AI-Native SDLC Transformation: Bring modern transformation through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to modernize the team and execute a completely AI-native engineering approach Provide Strategic Technical Leadership: Deliver deep technical leadership and decision-making to shape strategy and execution for common platform services across the organization Build Enterprise-Scale Web Services: Build enterprise-scale web service products for workflow automation and notification channels with deep integrations into Salesforce, AWS, and GCP Who You Are (Success Profile) The Ideal Leader for This Role: You are an innovative, forward-thinking tech leader driven by complex problem-solving and modern software paradigms. You thrive at the intersection of team development, architecture, and developer enablement Driven by Innovation: Deeply…