Is Zillow a good company to work for?

Zillow has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 2,696 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% 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 (36) , 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 371 reviews)); "Great people and mandatory fun (no joke)!" ((in 239 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 101 reviews)); "Great teammates and company culture." ((in 60 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 91 reviews)); "Zillow thinks big and moves fast which can cause issues and is why there were massive layoffs" ((in 67 reviews)); "If you have a good manager who doesn’t micro manager you will be great." ((in 55 reviews)); "Upper management may or may not be aware of this, a real shame if they do." ((in 29 reviews)); "No training was given." ((in 26 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

(2,509 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 2,509 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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Feb 21, 2019

Amazing Culture

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great Benefits -Awesome Culture -Lots of yearly parties and free food -Feel valued as an employee

Cons

-It's a grind and emotionally taxing, you have to have thick skin and not get in your head.

Zillow Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to post this great review. I'm glad you enjoyed the great benefits and culture while feeling valued. Thanks for the feedback regarding recruiting, I will dig in and work on improvements there. Feel free to reach out to me if there's anything else you'd like to share. Thanks again! Chris Lowe Senior Director, Premier Agent Sales

5.0

Feb 11, 2019

Great Company to Work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Zillow really invests in their employees

Cons

No cons at all at Zillow

Zillow Response

7y

Thanks for your review. I am glad that you are having a great experience at Zillow Group! We always have opportunities to improve - so if you ever have thoughts or insights that you want to share please reach out to me at dans@zillowgroup.com.

5.0

Jan 22, 2019

Great place to work but always room to improve

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun culture nice office nice people opportunities for internal growth and transfers

Cons

inner circle of original employees and those with seniority control decisions backlog of projects cause delays Massive growth has caused zillow to become less dynamic and many voices and great ideas are overlooked

Zillow Response

7y

Thanks for your review, I am glad you had an overall positive experience and felt there was growth opportunities at Zillow Group. I appreciate your advice to management - we are working hard to improve our project and work prioritization to move faster on new initiatives. If you have specific areas of feedback please reach out to me at dans@zillowgroup.com so we can discuss.

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