Zillow Software Developer reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

71% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Zillow with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Zillow is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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68 reviews
5.0
May 7, 2018

Great company

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Pros

Challenging and fun Management cares and team members are supportive Interview process was fast and feedback was also prompt Respect the company

Cons

Too much free food jk It's hard to think of cons it's a great place to work I wish parking was better but what can you expect from downtown? Flexible work options such as working from home would be great

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Zillow Response
8y
Thank you for your comments and I am glad you are enjoying your experience as part of the Zillow Group team. We care so much about creating and growing an engaging, challenging and fun environment, and I am pleased that you are experiencing that too. We are spoiled with a great workspace and office in Seattle with gorgeous views, great open spaces, lots of great food and of course great teammates. Your comment about more flexible work options is understood. We value close interactions within our teams, which is why we require most people to be in the office during core hours. Thanks again for your feedback.
5.0
Dec 11, 2017

Management Cares

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Pros

The biggest thing that sets Zillow apart from other places I've worked and from where many of my friends work is the people. Zillow has a very open and friendly environment that encourages collaboration and growth. It isn't just your coworkers though. Management from your direct management to group managers and even VPs are invested in you personally. They care about what your working on. They care about what you want to work on. They care about making sure you aren't working to much. That you are happy in your position and team. They care about your career development. There is a lot of support from all sides and no issue will go unaddressed.

Cons

Zillow is a medium sized, fast growing company. That means it has all the medium sized company problems. Frequent team reorganizations, cross office communication problems, growing pains from trying to rapidly leave old crufty systems. Not bogged down by bureaucracy yet, but definitely infected with some old code.

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Zillow Response
8y
awesome, thank you for the great feedback yes, prexit can't come soon enough!! paying down tech debt as we go is an important principle, as evidenced by our velocity team and the "velociteers" model that we have. it's not perfect, but it's definitely better than most companies' approach to tech debt. thank you for commenting on our prioritization of career development. as you know, this is something we have worked hard on lately and I think we have made good progress.
5.0
Feb 24, 2017

Dream job!

Recommend
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Pros

When you give your very best you to Zillow, they give their best right back at you. The management team listens and pays close attention to what you have to offer, to see how they can help provide support and encouragement, to grow within the company. The doors are always open! Everyone works hard to collaborate on building the best user experience that we can but we also taking time out to play a few rounds of ping-pong or grab a free snack (fruit, chips, pretzels, carrots, hard boiled eggs, hummus, jelly beans, mini-candy bars, the you-name-it it's-on-the-candy-wall candy, nuts, trail mix, yes..Zillow provides all of that...everyday!). Our office fosters creativity and brain space with so many relaxing rooms/window seats/kitchens/libraries to work, take a break, or just enjoy the amazing views!

Cons

Just that all of my friends are jealous!

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Zillow Response
9y
Thank you for this awesome review. Made my day. :)
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