Zscaler Software Engineer interview: networking to system design

Zscaler·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Technical ScreenMedium

After a recruiter touchpoint, I had a focused first technical round. It opened with networking questions, moved to two coding problems, and then shifted to an open-ended system-design prompt.

The system-design part was the hardest to get my head around. The interviewer did not feel encouraging or helpful while I was trying to organize an approach. Compared with that, the coding portion was manageable, but my confidence dropped as the open-ended scenario continued.

I left feeling that I had struggled more than expected, largely because of how the system-design conversation played out, and that shaped my impression of the process.

Location: Bengaluru. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.

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Company
Zscaler
Role
Software Engineer
Rounds
Technical Screen
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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