Software Intern Interview Experience - San Jose, California
March 1, 2019
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I had applied online for an internship role. I was called for an onsite interview, and three different people interviewed me. All of them were mainly from different domains: developer, cloud, and testing.
Questions
About my projects
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zscaler Software Intern role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Zscaler's interview process for their Software Intern roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Zscaler's Software Intern interview process in San Jose, California.
Zscaler Work Experiences
2.0
More managers incoming!
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 1, 2024
Pros: There used to be pros before the new CTO.
Cons: Micromanagement in the engineering department almost killed people.
2.0
Not good anymore
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 6, 2025
Pros: A corporate citizen can retire here.
Cons: No engineering and management culture.
Toxic environment.
No diversity.
Consistent reorgs causing more problems.
4.0
First 3 weeks review as a Software Development Engineer. Will update after a few more months
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 18, 2018
Pros: Good company culture - more of a startup culture.
All the engineers seem to be focused on their jobs.
Friendly colleagues.
Their cloud security as a Service is designed in an intelligent way. There is a good market in this area.
Cons: A new employee will find it difficult to get the resources they need, as the training documentation or videos are not that great.
- 2.0More managers incoming!Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2024Pros: There used to be pros before the new CTO.Cons: Micromanagement in the engineering department almost killed people.
- 2.0Not good anymoreSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 6, 2025Pros: A corporate citizen can retire here.Cons: No engineering and management culture. Toxic environment. No diversity. Consistent reorgs causing more problems.
- 4.0First 3 weeks review as a Software Development Engineer. Will update after a few more monthsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 18, 2018Pros: Good company culture - more of a startup culture. All the engineers seem to be focused on their jobs. Friendly colleagues. Their cloud security as a Service is designed in an intelligent way. There is a good market in this area.Cons: A new employee will find it difficult to get the resources they need, as the training documentation or videos are not that great.
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