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 been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at Zynga to a friend and 81% 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?

86% of Zynga employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zynga 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 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 142 reviews)); "Great culture and activities" ((in 119 reviews)); "good work life balance and leaves" ((in 92 reviews)); "Free food and drinks are available." ((in 90 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 36 reviews)); "Bad upper management, Non deserving candidates are at higher position in company" ((in 32 reviews)); "it's very disorganized, no leadership" ((in 26 reviews)); "Long hours and Process wasn't build out fully yet" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs" ((in 20 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

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,398 total reviews)

Frank Gibeau

92% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

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

May 1, 2013

The startup experience was great but once we got big things started to fall through the cracks.

Wellness coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

As a full time employee you receive awesome benefits, free gym membership, free lunch, dinner and snacks.

Cons

Dishonest employees taking advantage of the system and getting away with it, and with the knowledge of the manager.

3.0

Apr 27, 2013

Super busy and not well organized

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of meeting/discussion, fast pace, free foods/drinks. Nice people working around.

Cons

overwork daily and a lot of change during your development. Some managers are lack of basic management skill, let you feel bad.

1.0

Apr 27, 2013

The worst possible work environment and culture imaginable.

Studio general manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There is no good reason to work here. Good food & coffee, free snacks. Video games and nice gym on main campus.

Cons

CEO has no idea how to run a large company. Constant thrash and pivots. CEO says stuff like, "When you come to the conversation understanding that I'm always right you'll have a better outcome." This company cannot succeed with current management in place. Highly, highly political environment, not a meritocracy as they say. Squeaky wheel gets the grease.

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