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 186 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 132 reviews)); "Great culture and activities" ((in 116 reviews)); "Free food and drinks are available." ((in 97 reviews)); "good work life balance and leaves" ((in 94 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 33 reviews)); "it's very disorganized, no leadership" ((in 29 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

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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4.0

May 17, 2011

Lots of things to do, lots of room for growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I just started a month ago but here goes: +Lots of stuff to do, aka not boring +Growing, dynamic organization that is focused from a high level on the right things +Good compensation package and stock +Free lunch and dinner (and snacks) every weekday +Good Work/Life balance (I work in an operations role, maybe Dev life is different? I've seen a lot of complaints from devs).

Cons

-Sometimes things can be disorganized or hectic due to lack of communication between groups

4.0

Dec 23, 2013

Good experience

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work environment. Good games. Overall enjoyable. I love to play the games they build. especially farmville and casino mafia

Cons

Not much I can think of. Fun work environment. Good games. Overall enjoyable. I love to play the games they build. especially farmville and casino mafia

3.0

Jun 4, 2013

Never a dull moment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very exciting business, things are constantly changing and employees are constantly challenged

Cons

No work life balance at all

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