Staff Applied AI Engineer

Zscaler

full-time

Posted on: 10/10/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $154,000 - $220,000 per year

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About the role

Developing and implementing end-to-end AI solutions to enhance productivity and optimize decision-making across the organization
Designing AI lifecycle management strategies with automated observability, CI/CD workflows, and robust testing frameworks
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify AI opportunities and translate them into technical requirements
Mentoring team members, conducting architecture/code reviews, and supporting AI governance policies for ethical and efficient AI use
Building scalable, cloud-based AI pipelines leveraging state-of-the-art technologies

6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years focused on AI/ML projects
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, or related field
Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI/ML solutions
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and familiarity with MLOps/AI DevOps tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow)
Expertise with CI/CD pipelines, model observability, and scalable architectures

Benefits

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

PythonSQLAI solutionsML/AI projectsCI/CD pipelinesMLOpsAI DevOpsmodel observabilityscalable architecturescloud-based AI pipelines

collaborationmentoringarchitecture reviewscode reviewssupporting governance policies

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in software engineeringBachelor’s degree in data science