Zillow Software Engineering Manager reviews

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Jeremy Wacksman

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Jul 31, 2025
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Pros

- good company values: transparency, honesty, teamwork, people-first - excellent onboarding - great remote-first culture -- everyone is remote, so no-one is remote - interested in your activities outside of work

Cons

The worst manager of my career here. A true engineer-turned-manager, they played mind-tricks on everyone, miscommunicated constantly, dismissed opinions, gave no career guidance, and absolutely hated the interpersonal part of the job. Many logged complaints before I even started, yet nothing was ever done. Out of the blue, after receiving a Successful review, I was not meeting expectations and performance problems were exaggerated to get me to leave. When that didn't work, they laid me off for the first time in my 25+ year career. Had internal interviews lined up for other positions, but they didn't care. HR never helped. Absolutely horrific experience. I cannot ever recommend this place.

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for your review. We hear you on the importance of clear, consistent communication. Creating transparency in a growing and evolving company takes work, and your feedback helps us understand where we can do better. Thanks for 'Turning on the Lights' to tell us what's working, and what still needs focus.

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