Is Zynga a good company to work for?

Zynga has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,548 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 87% 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 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Zynga. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zynga?

87% of Zynga employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zynga 4.3 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 182 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 139 reviews)); "Great culture and activities" ((in 116 reviews)); "Free food and drinks are available." ((in 98 reviews)); "good work life balance and leaves" ((in 89 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 37 reviews)); "Bad upper management, Non deserving candidates are at higher position in company" ((in 31 reviews)); "it's very disorganized, no leadership" ((in 30 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs" ((in 21 reviews)); "Long hours and Process wasn't build out fully yet" ((in 21 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?

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Zynga reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,396 total reviews)

Frank Gibeau

91% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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Zynga has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,396 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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5.0

Jun 1, 2026

Great people and fun work environment

Senior producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing Company - people are great, the work is fun, and everyone is happy to be here.

Cons

None. fun company, good people.

4.0

Jun 1, 2026

Overall, great employer; kind of regret not staying

Vip account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, supportive team environment, acceptable salary

Cons

VIP Account Management is meant to be an entry-level position (which does pay well), but can get very mundane and role tasks are repetitive; no major variety, or additional responsibilities

3.0

May 31, 2026

Startup-like culture with good work-life balance, but low pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has the perks of a bigger company, but functions like a startup in that the work culture very quick and open to change. Good work life balance and WFH flexibility.

Cons

Culture is lacking and pay is below industry standard

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