Zscaler·Software Engineer

Zscaler Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Mohali, PunjabPosted Nov 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview stretched longer than I expected and the communication felt off, even though the technical parts didn’t immediately feel like they were going poorly.

I went through multiple rounds that built on earlier feedback, and by the time I reached the hiring-manager/director level, I was already sitting there thinking the earlier signals must have been good. I ended up spending several hours across the process and more days than I wanted to prepare.

At the end of that run, I got a result that didn’t match my sense of how the conversations went. One session also stood out negatively: the interviewer came across as rude and seemed to expect me to solve without providing examples or clarification. When I asked for clarification repeatedly, I didn’t

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