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 28, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Zillow is a great place to work. Great culture, great CEO, and lots of free snacks and perks. Employees are friendly to each other. Plus, there are Hackweeks to try whatever we like.

Cons

Lack of organizational level standard (maybe a not a totally bad thing) : Each team tends to do thing with a bit of their own culture. Some teams are more strict while some teams are more chill. Some teams are more old school while teams some are more innovative. Pay level is okay but not as competitive.

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Zillow Response
10y
Thank you for the kind words and I’m glad you like it here. I would agree there are differences between the teams just like the work they are doing is. However, you bring up a good point and I’ll look into that more. As far as pay we always try to remain competitive and because of that we reassess compensation companywide every year. – Justin LaJoie, VP
5.0
Oct 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good talented people, Work on new projects using latest technologies Catered lunches,happy hour

Cons

There should be more communication between different teams and people should not work in cylos

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Zillow Response
10y
I’m glad you are enjoying working at Zillow Group here in Irvine! Things are speeding up around here with new, innovative projects. With the growing number of new employees we have hired, we continue to find new ways to increase our cross functional communication between engineering teams. Thank you for your feedback and we’ll get a show-n-tell on the calendar shortly to collaborate – Z is a team sport. -Justin LaJoie (VP Industry Solutions & Site Director)
4.0
Oct 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun culture, smart people and good work flexibility lead to an easy-going work environment.

Cons

Management is very hands-off. As a consequence, life can be too easy-going at times. Sometimes the teams lack a sense of direction or urgency, there is poor transparency in how decisions are communicated, and resources are not allocated well. Finally, the SF office layout is way too divided and the elevators are terrible.

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Zillow Response
10y
Thanks for the review. I'm glad things are going well overall. In terms of the hands-off management comment, this is good feedback. It's sometimes tough to strike the exact right balance. We strive to trust employees to make the right decisions and aim for the right outcomes vs. micromanaging them. We certainly should feel urgency in our business as there is never a lack of work to be done. We're just getting started in rentals! While our all hands meetings are intended to address some of your concerns around providing transparency about who is doing what, stay tuned for more of this as we get into Q4. I'd like to share even more about where we're going and how we'll get there. My hope is that this helps give people greater context around how all the pieces come together. Should you have any more specific feedback though, feel free to contact me directly. Thank again. Dan Hang, VP Zillow Group Rentals
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