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Website

zendesk.com

Industry

Customer Service Software

Year founded

2007

Employees

6,000

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Zendesk Software Engineer Salaries

Reported total compensation ranges from $156,000 to $282,000 across 4 levels. Figures are self-reported and vary by location and offer details. Last updated Apr 6, 2026.

Average compensation by level

LevelTotal / yrBase / yrStock / yrBonus / yr

Senior Software Engineer

Testing (SDET)

$178,321$161,200—$3,000

Senior Staff Software Engineer

DevOps

$282,000$211,000$50,000$21,000

Software Engineer

Full Stack

$156,000$130,000——

Staff Software Engineer

Full Stack

$254,000$210,000$40,000$15,000

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