Is Zillow a good company to work for?

Zillow has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 2,690 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Zillow to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Zillow have been left by employees working as Software Development Engineer , Senior Business Consultant and Sales Associate .

Does Zillow pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Zillow employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Zillow. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zillow?

55% of Zillow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zillow 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Zillow?

Sales Executive (137) , Software Engineer (73) , Account Executive (69) , Inside Sales Consultant (69) , Mortgage Loan Officer (46) , Client Engagement Specialist (43) , Software Development Engineer (40) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Connections Specialist (33) , Loan Officer (31) , Business Consultant (30) , Director (28) , Advisor (27) , Business Advisor (25) , Program Manager (25)

What are the pros of working at Zillow according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and helpful" ((in 360 reviews)); "Great people and mandatory fun (no joke)!" ((in 231 reviews)); "The company will consider input from all levels and fosters a great work life balance." ((in 171 reviews)); "Good pay and was remote." ((in 89 reviews)); "Great teammates and company culture." ((in 59 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Zillow according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership made some very poor choices in allowing the Zillow Offers biz to continue on." ((in 89 reviews)); "Massive layoffs out of the blue with no warning." ((in 65 reviews)); "If you have a good manager who doesn’t micro manager you will be great." ((in 54 reviews)); "No training was given." ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management seems adamant about providing the best work environment for their employees and has put forth much time and energy into this matter." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Zillow layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Zillow layoffs and their outlook for job security at Zillow in 2026.

What Zillow locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Phoenix , Houston , Cincinnati , Lincoln , Minneapolis , Chicago , Irvine , Centennial , Seattle , San Francisco

Zillow reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,504 total reviews)

Jeremy Wacksman

58% approve of CEO

48% 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

2.9

Senior management

Zillow has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,504 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

1.0

Jul 11, 2017

Shady fake unethical

Pac

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Pros

It's a paycheck and there are a few nice people. If you are lazy love to just socialize and get rewarded for it. This is the place. The frown on hard work.

Cons

Managers, hr, and everyone else in between can't be trusted. They all are unethical liars. They fire people with no explication or proof. If they don't like you, they will treat you bad and get rid of you. They have a horrible turn over. They encourage and reward lazy unprofessional behavior. Pay sucks. You are not appreciated or valued as a person. It's basically a slaughter house.

Zillow Response

8y

I'm sorry you feel you had a poor experience. I strongly object to your claims of unethical behavior. Zillow Group takes our core values, like Act With Integrity, very seriously and we work tirelessly to live them every day. Our performance management plans include well documented conversations about expectations, results, and a way forward. Our employee engagement, as measured by a recent employee survey, was very high, meaning our team thinks Zillow Group is a great place to work and grow. If you feel that we did not act in a way that supported you, I want to hear from you directly. Please reach out to me at jrg@zillowgroup.com, and I'd be happy to connect and discuss. -JR Gast, VP Client Experience.

5.0

Mar 30, 2016

As the company grows, so do your opportunities.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In my time working at Zillow (less than 2 years) I have witnessed some of its growth (acquiring trulia,launching a new app for pros, etc) and I have not felt lost, or like an anonymous individual in a sea of people. Zillow is a great place to work at if you're proactive, hard working, creative, and an innovative problem solver. Clearly their amazing benefits and fun work environment are huge perks, but for me, the way zillow allows employees to come up with ideas, run with them (as a pilot, small project that grows, or mini initiative) is the reason why i love being here. I have always found at Zillow that if you have a good idea there is nothing to stop you but yourself, and the quality of your idea.

Cons

While it is difficult for me to find major cons, I believe that we can only improve with honest constructive feedback, so here's some of what I have noticed (that they are already working on!) * Our benefits are amazing, but uneven (DTO for some, and limited PTO for others) above average parental leave, and other great benefits. But it stops short and is not revolutionary enough in a competitive tech environment. I'd like to see longer parental leave benefits, tuition assistance, pet care for work-travel, etc. *Unclear road to career growth: I don't feel personally affected by this. I feel that I am entrepreneurial enough to make my way and find or make my own opportunities. But if someone doesn't have have that self-starter spirit or know the right people, it's difficult to see a clear path to grow in your career. * HACK week not open to the entire company - we're missing out on collaboration from other teams. * Not enough focus in hiring and growing our ability to serve customers in languages other than English.

5.0

Mar 4, 2016

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Nice downtown office 2. Good work life balance 3. Great benefits package 4. Talented coworkers 5. Good perks, free snacks, drinks, lunch

Cons

Not I can think of now. Maybe the company should consider to provide free dinner for those who plan to work at night. It seems that I should at least write down 20 words.

Zillow Response

10y

Thank you for the nice review! Re: dinner - occasionally when there is a big launch and people are staying late, we'll provide dinner (and if you have to stay late and it's not provided, you can expense it). But I would much rather you go home and have a life outside of the office in the evenings! Work/life balance is important. - Amy (COO)

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