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      Zillow

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      Zillow reviews

      3.4

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (2,517 total reviews)
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      Jeremy Wacksman

      55% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Senior management

      Zillow has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,517 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
      5.0
      Dec 5, 2016

      Hands down best company to work in Seattle area

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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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
      Aug 10, 2016

      Great place to work, but must be adaptable to change

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, by far the best I have seen in my working experience and they get better every year. 100% company paid healthcare, good maternity leave, paid transportation costs, unlimited snacks, unlimited time off, monthly happy hours and flexible work hours, which make for a great work life balance. The ability to travel for work to various offices is a great benefit and helps promote development and cross cultural learning. The leadership team is great, I love the transparency Spencer and team provide the employees.

      Cons

      This isn't necessarily a negative, but there has been so much change in such a little amount of time and I would say if you are someone who doesn't adapt well to change, it might not be the place for you. We move very fast here and I don't see that changing any time soon. The pay could be a little more competitive, it's hard to move up or get promoted in certain positions. I've also seen a pretty big discrepancy in pay between Zillow and Trulia employees for the same role.

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      Zillow Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and detailed review. I'm happy you think the benefits and transparency are great and like working here. I hear you on your suggestions to better communicate potential career paths and opportunities. We are in the middle of rolling out better information and resources on this to managers and employees, and I would expect you will notice more and better information in the coming months. - Amy (COO)
      4.0
      Jul 11, 2016

      Great compensation and benefits. Not enough interesting work to go around.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, compensation, and an awesome office space.

      Cons

      There was a shortage of work in my group. This become frustrating as you would show up to work without much inspiration. After a while I became bored and decided to move on.

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      Zillow Response
      9y
      Thank you for the review, and I'm glad you found our benefits, comp and office space to be great. I'm sorry to hear that your individual job experience wasn't fulfilling, that's certainly not the experience we strive to have. Best of luck in your next role. - Amy (COO)
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