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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) Interview Experience - India

March 13, 2023

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first round was good, with an easy level of DSA questions asked. Two to three rounds were conducted. Coding was performed via screen sharing and a HackerRank code pair.

Questions

OOPS Pillars: A Few Questions in Networking and DBMS

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Zscaler Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role in India.

Success Rate

25%

Pass Rate

Zscaler's interview process for their Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) roles in India is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral25%

Negative75%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zscaler's Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview process in India.

Zscaler Work Experiences

Hell for SDET QA profile

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Pros: As you have to face daily humiliation & toxic behavior from the local manager with no QA background at the Mohali office. They show no empathy or understanding, treating you as inferior. This situation needs immediate attention to prevent further harm.

Cons: If you are in an SDET/QA profile, welcome to hell.

Hell for SDET QA profile

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Pros: As you have to face daily humiliation & toxic behavior from the local manager with no QA background at the Mohali office. They show no empathy or understanding, treating you as inferior. This situation needs immediate attention to prevent further harm.

Cons: If you are in an SDET/QA profile, welcome to hell.

Poor work culture and HR processes

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Pros: - Good salary - Not much politics - Work-life balance

Cons: - 3 months notice period (Worst thing) - Very few employee-friendly policies. - Poor work culture. - Processes are not streamlined.

Poor work culture and HR processes

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Pros: - Good salary - Not much politics - Work-life balance

Cons: - 3 months notice period (Worst thing) - Very few employee-friendly policies. - Poor work culture. - Processes are not streamlined.

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.

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.

Hell for SDET QA profile

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee

Pros: As you have to face daily humiliation & toxic behavior from the local manager with no QA background at the Mohali office. They show no empathy or understanding, treating you as inferior. This situation needs immediate attention to prevent further harm.

Cons: If you are in an SDET/QA profile, welcome to hell.

1.0
Hell for SDET QA profile
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Former Employee
May 17, 2025
Pros: As you have to face daily humiliation & toxic behavior from the local manager with no QA background at the Mohali office. They show no empathy or understanding, treating you as inferior. This situation needs immediate attention to prevent further harm.
Cons: If you are in an SDET/QA profile, welcome to hell.

Poor work culture and HR processes

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee

Pros: - Good salary - Not much politics - Work-life balance

Cons: - 3 months notice period (Worst thing) - Very few employee-friendly policies. - Poor work culture. - Processes are not streamlined.

2.0
Poor work culture and HR processes
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) • Current Employee
June 6, 2022
Pros: - Good salary - Not much politics - Work-life balance
Cons: - 3 months notice period (Worst thing) - Very few employee-friendly policies. - Poor work culture. - Processes are not streamlined.

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.

Zscaler Interview Questions

Apply Operations to Make Sum of Array Greater Than or Equal to k

You're given an array of numbers and a target value 'k'. You can apply specific operations to array elements to maximize the array's sum; determine the minimum number of operations needed to make the sum greater than or equal to k.

Greedy Algorithms

Maximum Strong Pair XOR I

Find two numbers in an array that form a 'strong pair' (where one number is no more than twice the other). Maximize the XOR result of all possible strong pairs, and return that maximum value.

ArraysTwo PointersBit Manipulation

Largest Number After Digit Swaps by Parity

Rearrange the digits of a given number to form the largest possible number. You can only swap digits with the same parity (even or odd).

StringsGreedy Algorithms

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