I get to work on cool projects. There are fun, smart people at Zillow, and I contribute and learn from them. Zillow has a fast-paced culture, but there is good work-life balance as well. It's kind of past the first stage of a startup, but there is still a lot going on, and it's still very early stage. My manager helps me understand why what I work on is important, how I can grow in my career, and how I can help the company succeed.
Sometimes projects get started and changed midstream. This can be frustrating at times.
Keep investing in the people.
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I was contacted by one of their recruiters. The process had many steps. The first step involved a code-sharing phone screen interview with one of their managers, but I was informed that the position had been filled. A week later, they contacted me a
I applied for a slightly higher position, a principal software engineer position. First, I received a phone call from a recruiter who told me about the position and shared some specifics from the hiring manager – he is a C++ lover, just like me. So,
In a nutshell, Zillow is a joke. For those looking for more details, read on. First, a bit of background information. I have close to 15 years of server-side Java development experience, with a focus on design, architecture, distributed systems, lat
I was contacted by one of their recruiters. The process had many steps. The first step involved a code-sharing phone screen interview with one of their managers, but I was informed that the position had been filled. A week later, they contacted me a
I applied for a slightly higher position, a principal software engineer position. First, I received a phone call from a recruiter who told me about the position and shared some specifics from the hiring manager – he is a C++ lover, just like me. So,