Zscaler·Software Engineer

Zscaler Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Hard

Positive

New DelhiPosted Jan 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I got a call from HR and had an interview scheduled within a week, and the process initially felt on track.

After the interview, the response timing from HR was prompt, which was reassuring.

The hardest part ended up being negotiation rather than the interview itself. They offered a low package, and the conversation around improving the offer was tough, especially with the RSU component feeling low relative to what I expected. I worked through the discussion to try to align the package with my experience.

I didn’t end up getting an offer. Looking back, it wasn’t that the interview process felt disorganized—it was that the economics didn’t match what I was aiming for, so the negotiation became the

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