Is Zynga a good company to work for?

Zynga has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,550 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 88% of employees would recommend working at Zynga to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Zynga have been left by employees working as Intern , Principal Software Engineer and Product Manager .

Does Zynga pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Zynga employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Zynga. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zynga?

88% of Zynga employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zynga 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Zynga?

Software Engineer (128) , Senior Software Engineer (86) , Product Manager (57) , Game Designer (34) , Producer (32) , Principal Software Engineer (24) , Senior Product Manager (18) , Director (14) , Intern (14) , Artist (13) , Senior Game Designer (13) , Senior Producer (13) , Concept Artist (12) , Associate Game Designer (11) , Senior Artist (11)

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

"Great people and Supervisors." ((in 178 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 138 reviews)); "Great culture and activities" ((in 115 reviews)); "good work life balance and leaves" ((in 90 reviews)); "Free food (and it's good" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Some managers have made unethical and immoral decisions in the expense of the employees" ((in 34 reviews)); "Bad upper management, Non deserving candidates are at higher position in company" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of transparency" ((in 30 reviews)); "Long hours and Process wasn't build out fully yet" ((in 22 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Zynga layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Zynga locations?

San Francisco , Austin , Chicago , New York , Seattle , San Diego , Los Angeles , Carlsbad , San Mateo , Dallas , Concord , Baltimore , Ashburn , Brooklyn , Cedar Park , Allen , Texas City , San Antonio , Camarillo , Sacramento , South San Francisco , San Jose , Santa Clara , Sonoma , Portland , Orlando , Boston , San Francisco

Zynga reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(1,398 total reviews)

Frank Gibeau

91% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Zynga has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,398 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zynga employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

2.0

Oct 26, 2012

Could be a fascinating case study of a dysfunctional organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits, including free food Far reach - your relatives, friends, and wife's friends probably play their games

Cons

They talk the talk but don't walk the walk - for example, "Be your own CEO" is a core value but they micromanage employees Experience and knowledge of experienced employees frequently ignored - long hours by junior employees more valued than working smarter The studios are second class citizens - if you aren't at the main office in SF your options are limited and you are much more expendable Often mislead by management - optimism and a positive plan one day, then completely changed the next to something negative

4.0

Oct 25, 2012

Life means to adjust at all changes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I do things that I like and have a nice team and boss

Cons

There is still too much bureaucracy

4.0

Oct 23, 2012

Pure startup mentality, where we went as fast as possible in a million directions

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can write your own future at Zynga, but that means you have to be aggressive in pushing for your own needs.

Cons

Management never settled on a solid direction, so long term planning has never become a reality

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