Wonderful, progressive workplace - Software Development Engineer Zillow Employee Review

5.0
11 Jul 2014
Recommend
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Pros

* Great environment and culture * Company fosters individual growth * Lots of perks and morale events * Z-speaker series! We've had Arianna Huffington and Vicente Fox come give talks, for example * Transparency * Free snacks, free lunches at the end of the month and on days where there are events * Great work/life balance * Fair, competitive compensation for engineers * Engineering teams are committed to moving forward and fixing issues with both code and process, rather than band-aiding things

Cons

* Growing rapidly, which is great, but things do change a lot and sometimes it takes a while to catch up to them * Snacks rotate too frequently. Don't get too attached to anything, because it might be gone the next month. * Lots of domain knowledge required to move through the code base very effectively. This can be a little bit intimidating for new hires, and can extend ramp-up to several months if your work touches multiple areas on the site. Don't feel intimidate to ask someone, though, because we've all been through it, fully understand, and are working to improve it.

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Zillow Response
11y
Thank you for the feedback. I've passed along your popcorn request to zfacilities! Glad you're having fun here. Me too.

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5.0
2 May 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

Very collaborative team, encouraging team members and managers. Great experience overall.

Cons

Because most people work remote, sometimes it can be hard to meet immediately to chat.

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Zillow Response
2w
Thank you for sharing your experience as an intern at Zillow. We’re glad to hear that your team felt collaborative and supportive, and that your managers helped create a positive environment overall. We also appreciate your perspective on remote work and the challenges that can sometimes come with connecting quickly in a distributed environment. Feedback like yours helps us continue improving how teams stay connected through Cloud HQ.
3.0
8 May 2026
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Pros

You can make good money here.

Cons

In sales, job can change often. For example: I was making good money and excelling because I am a relationship Sales person. Then they changed it to where you get the sale, and instead of being able to grow that account via that relationship you just broke into, you have to pass it to an account manager and go back to cold/robo calling. You "book" of business you recive to prospect from is a lottery. I received a book of prospects/accounts that most of the were low income, or senior living properties. They don't have a budget and have a line of renter on a waitlist. No way to convince them to spend money on advertising but you still have the same quota.

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Zillow Response
2w
Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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