Work-life balance is good, fully remote with the option to use their beautiful office space in Seattle.
Lacking clear strategic direction.
It is hard to get excited on a day-to-day basis like I used to.
Lots of tech people are leaving, which has a cascading effect on some people's workloads in the short-term.
Remember Zillow under Spencer, when attrition was much lower? How can you reinvent real estate in a scalable way? And how can you communicate that in a way that motivates individual contributors? Zillow used to be so good at this, but now it is definitely a weak point.
It took a few weeks for me, but they could move faster. The interview process is very standard. Initial conversation started with the recruiter. After that, they scheduled a phone interview. If you pass that, then there will be 4-5 rounds of onsite
Discussions with the recruiter were positive and courteous. I felt Zillow understood my background and wanted to work with me. The moment I spoke with an engineer, though, I felt differently. All he wanted to do was talk about himself. He barely ask
One phone screen plus a full loop, consisting of 5 interviews. These interviews mixed behavioral questions, system design, and coding questions. The hiring process overall was amazingly quick. Interviewers were very punctual and asked interesting
It took a few weeks for me, but they could move faster. The interview process is very standard. Initial conversation started with the recruiter. After that, they scheduled a phone interview. If you pass that, then there will be 4-5 rounds of onsite
Discussions with the recruiter were positive and courteous. I felt Zillow understood my background and wanted to work with me. The moment I spoke with an engineer, though, I felt differently. All he wanted to do was talk about himself. He barely ask
One phone screen plus a full loop, consisting of 5 interviews. These interviews mixed behavioral questions, system design, and coding questions. The hiring process overall was amazingly quick. Interviewers were very punctual and asked interesting