Zillow reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,506 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Zillow has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,506 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zillow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Feb 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They gave good experience while I worked there. They used to have decent benefits and decent raises.

Cons

This company has constant reorgs and layoffs. They try and disguise them as performance issues most recently and they sometimes harass employees to try and get them to quit first. There reorgs often don't make since either. They are being sued by many parties and it's easy to see why. Just google Zillow lawsuits to see some of them. They are trying to cut costs while using AI to eliminate jobs and/or using cheaper staff in some cases, but they have to hide this to keep employees from leaving before they have what they need. Part of it is probably to pay the costs of all the money they'll have to pay out if any of these lawsuits stand. Think they tried to push up the stock price, but their approach didn't work and they have huge holes from letting go good employees. They sometimes rehire for those roles later because they later figure out AI can't do the job, nor could the existing teams because.. they laid off or let go quality employees. And if your a great employee, hard worker, do a high volume, and know the details, that can't be replaced. My advise to current employees: be pro-active while working here. Don't think of them as a permanent employer. Also, get ahead of them before they start asking you how to do your job.

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Zillow Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. We recognize that periods of change can impact people in different ways, particularly when it comes to leadership and evolving business priorities. We appreciate you sharing your experience.
3.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Zillow is generally a good place to work, lots of freedom and great benefits.

Cons

I would encourage senior leadership teams to look at pay levels across all teams to ensure people are equally paid, especially to public jobs boards. Oftentimes new employees are brought in at higher base and OTE ranges.

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Zillow Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your review. We’re glad to hear that Cloud HQ and the benefits offered have been positive parts of your experience. Conversations around pay are deeply personal, and we respect your perspective. We strive for transparency and fairness in our compensation approach, while recognizing there’s always room to improve how that’s experienced day to day. We’d like to learn more about your experience and encourage you to raise your concerns with your HR Business Partner or via our anonymous reporting platform. Detailed information about reporting these concerns is available on the company intranet.
2.0
Jan 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dynamic company with a ubiquitous market share. There are some really talented, smart people with a lot of energy. Provides severance packages - decent of you

Cons

Salary ranges are below market Does not subsidize benefits, and they're EXPENSIVE Raises are infinitessimal. You're simply tossed more stock options with the hope you stay invested to earn them "one of these days", but.... Then lays off hundreds of passionate employees at the drop of a hat with lame cover stories that no one believes so that they don't have to call them layoffs. And just to be petty, the food at company events is dreadful, sometimes inedible.

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Zillow Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It’s clear you experienced both the talent across the company and real frustration around compensation and incentives. We’re committed to holding ourselves to our Core Values, and your comments reflect where that experience may not have met expectations.
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