Is Zillow a good company to work for?

Zillow has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 2,695 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 53% of employees would recommend working at Zillow to a friend and 47% 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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zillow?

53% of Zillow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zillow 3.5 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 (35) , 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 380 reviews)); "Great people and mandatory fun (no joke)!" ((in 230 reviews)); "The company will consider input from all levels and fosters a great work life balance." ((in 165 reviews)); "Good pay and was remote." ((in 96 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 88 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 55 reviews)); "No training was given." ((in 29 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 27 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 are the top reviewed Zillow locations?

Seattle , Irvine , Denver , New York , Overland Park , San Francisco , Atlanta , Centennial , Dallas , Scottsdale , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Chicago , Kansas City , Lincoln , San Diego , Austin , Cincinnati , Tampa , Orlando , Washington , Minneapolis , Houston , San Antonio , Portland , Kansas City , Texas City , Sacramento , Jacksonville , Miami

Zillow reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,508 total reviews)

Jeremy Wacksman

56% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Zillow has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,508 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

Sep 20, 2015

Avoid Zillow Rentals

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Zillow offers a great persona of an amazing work enviroment with a company who appreciates their employees. Although this is not really the truth, they do a great job of making it look that way. There are great people that you get to work with, but you usually find that they soon move on to other career opportunities.

Cons

The Rentals division is a ship without a captain or a course. I worked there for almost 2 years and the direction was changed more times than I can count and the leadership was so ambiguous you didn't know who actually had authority to make decisions. Don't plan on taking any vacation time either. If you request time off you get looked down upon for doing so. When I requested a day off one time the email response that I received was, " Is that a good idea?" I guess that's why they don't even offer vacation it anymore. So if you're your looking for a company that over works you and underpays you this is a great place to join. If you want earn what you're actually worth keep looking!

Zillow Response

10y

Thank you for your feedback, and I'm sorry that you didn't have a good experience here. One note to clarify on your statement - we have a pretty generous vacation policy that is universally available to employees. -- Amy (COO)

5.0

Sep 18, 2015

Best tech company in Seattle, hands down

Director

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Pros

There is fantastic leadership from the founders and the C-level executives. I have faith they are making the right decisions. It is great that our company is still controlled by the founders even though we are public. We never ever do anything just to make the quarter. We are doing really cool stuff to transform a fascinating industry, and there is a ton of runway ahead of us. We have lots of resources to support great ideas. Our culture is extremely strong and well defined. People really get our values, and we try hard to live them. The people here are very smart, very capable, very hardworking, and very nice. We have access to the data we need to make decisions properly. We have JUST enough process to support our growth, and no more. Benefits are finally getting to be competitive. Good IT hardware and software. Standing desks and Aeron chairs. Lovely downtown office and frequent free food.

Cons

Pay outside of the tech team is not competitive, and even tech has trouble competing. Resource allocation across the company is imperfect for new and for existing headcount. Sometimes we think that communicating a lot is the same as being transparent. It can be hard to get stuff done if you aren't located in Seattle.

Zillow Response

10y

Thank you for the detailed feedback and review! We really appreciate the transparency and specifics. I'm thrilled you are overall happy here, but I will look into addressing some of your concerns. - Amy (COO)

5.0

Sep 16, 2015

Great Culture

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Zillow is built on empowering the consumer with data and transparency and they apply that concept with their employees. We're constantly encouraged to exude our entrepreneurial spirit and help lead the company to tremendous growth. Work hard, play hard!

Cons

Have to be able to adapt, we move very fast, which is a pro...but its not for everyone

Zillow Response

10y

Thank you for the review! #WinningIsFun - Amy (COO)

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