Zillow reviews

4.6

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,702 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

96% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Zillow has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,702 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zillow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Dec 5, 2016
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Pros

Witnessing tremendous growth, but still maintaining rock solid culture. Really like how management cares about employees and listens. I mean it, employee surveys are taken seriously and actions are taken based on that. Innovation is at the core of the company. Always thinking big and moving fast to achieve those goals. It is hard to see from outside, but that is the reason Zillow dominates the markets and competition keeps on playing catch up game. Pretty much still bottom up approach with small teams diving up awesome products. There is level of autonomy given to engineers. Work life balance is great. I really like how we do all release activities during day time with almost no downtime to on live site. We have really efficient operations team that make this happen (they can be little stubborn at times, but they need to keep Zillow running -- understandable). That means no on call for developers.

Cons

Mostly due to flat organization structure hard to see clear career progression.

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Zillow Response
9y
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you are part of the team and are enjoying your work and environment at Zillow. We put a lot of thought and work into creating a collaborative and innovative work culture where you connect with your team and feel empowered to do great work. We are always looking for ways to improve, so please continue to share your ideas and constructive feedback. Your manager and I welcome it. I'm always available if you want to talk. Sometimes career growth isn't always apparent, but even in our small team structure, we have been able to provide growth and leadership opportunities for both individual contributors and managers. I encourage you to talk with your manager about this. We are usually looking for engineers to lead projects, mentor others including new hires and lead teams as we grow and create new product teams within the org. Thanks again for your comments and all your hard work.
4.0
Dec 1, 2016

What you would expect.

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Pros

I really enjoyed the people that I was able to work with during my time at Zillow. The perks were excellent and the people really seemed to care about their work.

Cons

The compensation was below market, but that seems to be the price paid for working in a cool working environment. I ended up leaving for another job that offered a competitive salary without the cool working environment.

5.0
Nov 30, 2016
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Pros

Zillow is by far the best place I have ever worked. The management is competent, welcoming and excited to be there everyday. The job itself is not extremely glamorous, but the perks and benefits far outweigh that. I finally get to experience working for a company that places high value on each and every one of its employees.

Cons

None that I can think of right now.

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Zillow Response
9y
Thanks for your feedback and I'm very glad to hear you feel valued, that management is excited, and you like the perks! I agree our job may not be super glamorous, but it offers both our consumer and real estate pro clients an awesome experience, so thank you for your hard work. I'll be in Denver next week so let's connect in person. I love to hear what we can do better. Or contact me by email any time. jrg@zillowgroup.com. JR (Snr Dir, PAC and Care)
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