The biggest thing that sets Zillow apart from other places I've worked and from where many of my friends work is the people. Zillow has a very open and friendly environment that encourages collaboration and growth. It isn't just your coworkers, though. Management, from your direct management to group managers and even VPs, is invested in you personally. They care about what you're working on. They care about what you want to work on. They care about making sure you aren't working too much. That you are happy in your position and team. They care about your career development. There is a lot of support from all sides, and no issue will go unaddressed.
Zillow is a medium-sized, fast-growing company. That means it has all the medium-sized company problems: frequent team reorganizations, cross-office communication problems, and growing pains from trying to rapidly leave old, crufty systems. It's not bogged down by bureaucracy yet, but it is definitely infected with some old code.
Keep it up. Push harder on prexit (getting out of old code).
I applied through a friend who used to work at Zillow. She got me in touch with her former colleague there, and I interviewed for two teams in July 2022. Everyone I met was super smart, interesting, and friendly. It seems like a great place to work
Another company with a self-obsessed ex-FAANG interviewer who showed zero interest, kept cutting me off, and bragged about the company's culture. READ THIS BEFORE ACCEPTING AN INTERVIEW Here is the whole process: A recruiter approached me through a
The Zillow recruiter I was talking to was very nice and informative before the phone screen. The phone screen itself was a negative experience. The 60-minute tech screen started off with a tech manager. I don't know if this was the hiring manager or
I applied through a friend who used to work at Zillow. She got me in touch with her former colleague there, and I interviewed for two teams in July 2022. Everyone I met was super smart, interesting, and friendly. It seems like a great place to work
Another company with a self-obsessed ex-FAANG interviewer who showed zero interest, kept cutting me off, and bragged about the company's culture. READ THIS BEFORE ACCEPTING AN INTERVIEW Here is the whole process: A recruiter approached me through a
The Zillow recruiter I was talking to was very nice and informative before the phone screen. The phone screen itself was a negative experience. The 60-minute tech screen started off with a tech manager. I don't know if this was the hiring manager or