Summary
Safdar Mirza is a Staff Software Development Engineer at Zscaler with a decade of experience delivering secure, scalable software solutions across telecommunications and enterprise security. Based in Hyderabad, India, he has a proven track record at F5 and ADTRAN, leading end-to-end work from OAuth server provisioning to AES-128 GCM encryption support and SSL/TLS tooling, including OCSP/CRLDP servers and SAML integrations. He excels in Python automation, data analysis, and data science, and is comfortable bridging networking, security, and software engineering to solve complex problems. His role at Zscaler emphasizes ownership and cross-team collaboration, including building Linux-based mock Docker environments to support testing in isolated networks. Safdar earned a BTech in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and has a strong foundation in Java, networking, and analytics. He is a data science and deep learning enthusiast who loves Python and continually expands his toolkit to deliver reliable, secure systems at scale.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
MPC, 8.4 CGPA, MPC, 8.4 CGPA at Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur