Is Zscaler a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Zscaler have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 134 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Zscaler employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Zscaler now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Zscaler .

Does Zscaler pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Zscaler with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 134 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Zscaler.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Zscaler?

68% of Software Developer employees at Zscaler would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 15% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Zscaler with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Zscaler?

Regional Sales Manager (178) , Software Engineer (129) , Sales Engineer (89) , Senior Software Engineer (68) , Customer Success Manager (65) , Technical Account Manager (56) , Account Executive (52) , Sales (45) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (42) , Associate Software Engineer (37) , Staff Software Engineer (30) , Technical Account Manager (TAM) (26) , Product Support Engineer (22) , Manager (18) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (17)

What are the pros of working at Zscaler according to real employee reviews?

"Great Technology and Culture!" ((in 246 reviews)); "Good work life balance and team collaboration" ((in 135 reviews)); "Great people and products." ((in 134 reviews)); "Great Leadership and Mentoring" ((in 107 reviews)); "work culture and people are good" ((in 105 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Zscaler according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers very micro management" ((in 51 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs with poor communication" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in some departments" ((in 7 reviews))

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3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(134 total reviews)

Jay Chaudhry

75% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Zscaler with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 134 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Zscaler is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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134 reviews

4.0

Jul 16, 2026

Flexible working arrangements, but teams lack synergy

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexible working arrangements possible

Cons

Not much synergy between different teams

4.0

Jun 24, 2026

Good work-life balance and cutting-edge tech

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance and cutting edge tech

Cons

There is some pay disparity and lack of individual feedbacks from management

3.0

May 15, 2026

Good salary and policies, but management lacks recognition

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary/hike with RSU options Better policies for employees

Cons

Sometimes management/leader do not recognize efforts depend on teams.

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