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 133 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 133 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?

66% 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 3.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.1 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 252 reviews)); "Great people and products." ((in 140 reviews)); "Good work life balance and team collaboration" ((in 137 reviews)); "work culture and people are good" ((in 108 reviews)); "Great Leadership and Mentoring" ((in 106 reviews))

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

"Bad managers very micro management" ((in 52 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs with poor communication" ((in 20 reviews)); "Lack of diversity in some departments" ((in 8 reviews))

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Zscaler Software Developer reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Jay Chaudhry

74% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Zscaler with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Zscaler is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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133 reviews

4.0

Oct 22, 2025

ASDF

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company and Good pay

Cons

Work Life balance is not good

2.0

Oct 13, 2025

Work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is good but not great compared to competitors

Cons

Work life balance is bad

5.0

Sep 29, 2025

Good experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Seniors and managers were very encouraging. A very lenient place to work

Cons

Less career development scope based on team

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