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      Zillow Software Development Engineer reviews

      4.2

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (37 total reviews)
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      Jeremy Wacksman

      100% approve of CEO

      99% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.5

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer, employees have rated Zillow with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer, professionals have an excellent working experience there. Zillow is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      37 reviews
      5.0
      Aug 13, 2014

      Zillow is amazing

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      If you're looking for a company that really cares about culture and happy employees, that's Zillow to a tee. You're working with talented team members who are really passionate about their jobs, and their role in moving Zillow forward.

      Cons

      I personally have no issues with Zillow, working there is awesome.

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      11y
      Fantastic. Thank you!
      5.0
      Jul 11, 2014

      Wonderful, progressive workplace

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Great environment and culture * Company fosters individual growth * Lots of perks and morale events * Z-speaker series! We've had Arianna Huffington and Vicente Fox come give talks, for example * Transparency * Free snacks, free lunches at the end of the month and on days where there are events * Great work/life balance * Fair, competitive compensation for engineers * Engineering teams are committed to moving forward and fixing issues with both code and process, rather than band-aiding things

      Cons

      * Growing rapidly, which is great, but things do change a lot and sometimes it takes a while to catch up to them * Snacks rotate too frequently. Don't get too attached to anything, because it might be gone the next month. * Lots of domain knowledge required to move through the code base very effectively. This can be a little bit intimidating for new hires, and can extend ramp-up to several months if your work touches multiple areas on the site. Don't feel intimidate to ask someone, though, because we've all been through it, fully understand, and are working to improve it.

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      Zillow Response
      11y
      Thank you for the feedback. I've passed along your popcorn request to zfacilities! Glad you're having fun here. Me too.
      4.0
      Jun 16, 2014

      Great work culture and awesome company to work for

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company culture is one of the big reason, I like working here. Smart people all around and you feel like going to work everyday, which wasn't the case at my last job. Management empowers engineers to innovate and ample freedom to experiment. You will be surprised how transparent the company is; you can walk up and talk to anyone from CEO or CTO.

      Cons

      Base salary could be higher, but I guess we are paying the price for other incentives. Sometimes I feel that there is lack of engineering challenges given the nature of business, and I feel my talent is underutilized.

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      Zillow Response
      11y
      Thank you for the review. I'm glad you're enjoying your experience at Zillow, and that you appreciate the transparency with which we run the company. I was a little bummed that you're not feeling technically challenged enough though! I hope that we get some more challenging work in front of you soon. There is no shortage of meaty problems that we still need to solve!
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