Zillow Software Development Engineer reviews

5.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

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100% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Zillow with 5.0 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Zillow is rated 30% above average by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews
4.0
Dec 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Depends on your team. Some teams are using very new technologies. Work life balance is awesome.

Cons

Management is sometimes a bit loose. Need better tech leaders.

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Zillow Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. All Product teams are moving to newer technologies, some faster than others depending on their history and feature project priorities. Good progress on building more independent services, better monitoring and more automation. If you have concerns about various tech leaders, I’d love to hear more details of the efforts and initiatives you are concerned about and how we can do better. I’m proud of what we have and continue to accomplish and our whole team, including many very talented leaders and Managers. Of course there is always room for improvement and I honestly would appreciate talking with you to hear your ideas.
5.0
Mar 9, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The people I have worked with so far are the best and the brightest I've ever met. Zillow stays true to itself and employees by hiring the best, and providing a great environment to do their best.

Cons

Its often cloudy for some or all of the day in Seattle.

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Zillow Response
9y
Thanks for the feedback and being a part of this great engineering team. If along the way, you see things that could be done better, please don't hesitate to bring it up with your manager, peers and me. - David Beitel, CTO Zillow Group
5.0
Dec 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart people Great collaboration Competitive pay and benefits Great product Work-life balance is important

Cons

Ancient architecture Sometimes there's the feature factory feel stemming from a somewhat opaque view of what goes into product development

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Zillow Response
9y
Thank you for your comments. We are proud of the company and products we have built and I'm glad you are part of the team. After ten years of development, we do still have some remaining projects to complete as we continue the efforts to build the architecture for the future. As you probably know, many teams are building new services more independently and with more flexibility on technology. Our front end is being rebuilt around React.js and more migration to AWS is happening. Having teams work collaboratively on Velocity projects has also been a win as we can make more progress and get buy-in from product teams. Of course, there is always more to do, so I welcome the input if you have ideas you'd like to share. In terms of product planning, our quarterly planning cycle with teams, with everyone from the team included, is a great way to hear and debate the "why" behind the projects that get the green light. If you are not attending those, please ask your manager to be reminded when the next one is scheduled. There should never be any doubt as to why the projects you or your team are working on are important to the company's success as we look to build the best products for our customers. I'm always available if you have any questions. Again, thank you for your comments and your hard work. - David Beitel, CTO Zillow Group
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