Zscaler

Associate Cloud Engineer Interview Experience - India

August 26, 2020

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Campus Recruitment

1st round: Online aptitude and coding.

2nd round: Online webcam interview for shortlisted students. Questions covered core Linux OS and Networking. The interview lasted for 1 hour and 20 minutes, which was very long and tiring.

Questions

OS questions: Thrashing Preemption

OOPS: Friend keyword Static and dynamic binding

Networking: Proxy Server

Questions on projects mentioned in the resume.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zscaler Associate Cloud Engineer role in India.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Zscaler's interview process for their Associate Cloud Engineer roles in India is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zscaler's Associate Cloud Engineer interview process in India.

Zscaler Work Experiences

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Bagaluru Rd, India

Pros: Is working on nice concepts.

Cons: No job security if the company goes for downsizing.

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Bagaluru Rd, India

Pros: Is working on nice concepts.

Cons: No job security if the company goes for downsizing.

I like it so far

Senior Staff UI Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 24, 2021

Pros: Jay, the CEO, who single-handedly runs all the strategies at Z.

Cons: - Management Team needs to work with the bottom-up. - The PM team is dysfunctional, although a few PMs are very exceptional.

I like it so far

Senior Staff UI Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 24, 2021

Pros: Jay, the CEO, who single-handedly runs all the strategies at Z.

Cons: - Management Team needs to work with the bottom-up. - The PM team is dysfunctional, although a few PMs are very exceptional.

Fte Offer Revoked Unfairly

Software Developer • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Some good work exposure is there.

Cons: An offer was made, stating that it is an FTE role, as mentioned in the mail. Just before the two-week internship deadline, the FTE offer was revoked without any compensation provided.

Fte Offer Revoked Unfairly

Software Developer • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Some good work exposure is there.

Cons: An offer was made, stating that it is an FTE role, as mentioned in the mail. Just before the two-week internship deadline, the FTE offer was revoked without any compensation provided.

SDE job role

Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee

Bagaluru Rd, India

Pros: Is working on nice concepts.

Cons: No job security if the company goes for downsizing.

2.0
SDE job role
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Former Employee
Bagaluru Rd, India
June 16, 2025
Pros: Is working on nice concepts.
Cons: No job security if the company goes for downsizing.

I like it so far

Senior Staff UI Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 24, 2021

Pros: Jay, the CEO, who single-handedly runs all the strategies at Z.

Cons: - Management Team needs to work with the bottom-up. - The PM team is dysfunctional, although a few PMs are very exceptional.

4.0
I like it so far
Senior Staff UI Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 24, 2021
Pros: Jay, the CEO, who single-handedly runs all the strategies at Z.
Cons: - Management Team needs to work with the bottom-up. - The PM team is dysfunctional, although a few PMs are very exceptional.

Fte Offer Revoked Unfairly

Software Developer • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Some good work exposure is there.

Cons: An offer was made, stating that it is an FTE role, as mentioned in the mail. Just before the two-week internship deadline, the FTE offer was revoked without any compensation provided.

1.0
Fte Offer Revoked Unfairly
Software Developer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 4, 2024
Pros: Some good work exposure is there.
Cons: An offer was made, stating that it is an FTE role, as mentioned in the mail. Just before the two-week internship deadline, the FTE offer was revoked without any compensation provided.

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