Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
The process began with a simple half-hour coding challenge regarding Dijkstra's algorithm.
Upon passing the challenge, I was contacted by a recruiter for a short phone call. We discussed my availability for the internship duration and I answered some behavioral questions.
The final interview was a Google Hangout with a software architect. We reviewed my previous experience and covered some technical questions on network fundamentals.
Questions
Determine the minimum spanning tree from a given node in an undirected weighted graph.
Why are you interested in Zscaler?
Tell me about your prior experience and some interesting projects.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Zscaler's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Zscaler Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company to join for a great journeySenior Staff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 25, 2021Pros: Team, business, and technology are all promising and good.Cons: Not much to complain about at this point; it seems good to me. Pending your personal preference, from first impression, it seems frugality is an important part of the values (some people might find it annoying on comps and other perks). I find them fair and stick to their opinions.
- 4.0Great pay, equal level of workSenior Staff QA Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 13, 2024Pros: The benefits and pay are excellent. The HR department works hard to keep morale positive.Cons: A ton of work. Meetings are very heavily scheduled. I had meetings at 8 am and 11 pm at night. This was usually twice a week, but when issues are occurring, expect this to be daily.
- 1.0Low Quality Engineers HinderedStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Pros: No pros, I would say.Cons: - Unknowledgeable and low-quality engineers.
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