Zillow Sr. Software Engineer reviews

2.6

39% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

Not enough data to show CEO approval

39% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Zillow with 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Zillow is rated 32% below average by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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35 reviews
5.0
Sep 19, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, various office locations, different technologies, refreshers

Cons

many young interns, bad dentist insurance

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Zillow Response
5y
Thank you for taking a moment to leave a review. Your feedback is appreciated! -VP, Recruiting
5.0
Sep 14, 2020

Awesome company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, WLB, pay, and benefits

Cons

not much to add here

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Zillow Response
5y
If I could post a thumbs up emoji here I would. Glad your Zillow experience has been positive and we appreciate your contributions here. -VP of Recruiting
1.0
Jul 16, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits, modern tech stack in some teams ( still a lot of legacy code ), free snacks and used to be free lunch on Friday only

Cons

- Politics and nepotism, nothing is based on performance and what you deliver, It’s based on perception. lies and backstabbing, everyone stepping over each other. - Chaotic, always doing unuseful reorgs - Respect for differences and Diversity are non-existent except on the surface. - No clear roadmap or direction from management or product managers, especially with the Zillow Offer business. If you are looking to build and support a great product, then this is not the right place for you. - Biased, incompetent, and insecure middle management who lack integrity they work to protect themselves and not those under them and don't care about their career, and HR knows about that. - Turnover is high, a lot of tech people leaving - Lack of innovation in the tech side - Discretionary time off is not really used, your manager tells you to have limited days that you can take every year (2- 4) weeks so it's more of PTO - Cost-cutting everywhere even before covid19

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Zillow Response
5y
Hi there, this is David Beitel, CTO at Zillow. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about working in Zillow Group's Engineering org. As a leader, it can be hard to hear that not everything is going smoothly but I am here to listen and improve. You've listed a handful of topics that have caught my attention. If you're willing, I'd like to take this conversation offline with you to get some more details on your experience and discuss potential improvements to our team. Please reach out to me at davebei@zillowgroup.com if you'd like to connect. - David Beitel, CTO
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