Does Zynga pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Zynga employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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 190 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 135 reviews)); "Great culture and activities" ((in 115 reviews)); "Free food and drinks are available." ((in 94 reviews)); "good work life balance and leaves" ((in 90 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Zynga according to real employee reviews?

"Bad upper management, Non deserving candidates are at higher position in company" ((in 32 reviews)); "Some managers have made unethical and immoral decisions in the expense of the employees" ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of transparency" ((in 27 reviews)); "Long hours and Process wasn't build out fully yet" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs" ((in 17 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.

Zynga reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,394 total reviews)

Frank Gibeau

91% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Zynga has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,394 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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

Aug 9, 2013

Decent perks and compensation, at the cost of your creative spirit.

Senior artist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great perks like gym, massages, haircuts, snacks, drinks, and meals. - Decent compensation. - Bring your dog to work. - Results-driven and fast-paced.

Cons

- Severely political to the point of hampering productivity and creativity. - Near-zero value for creativity, artistry, and innovation in products. - Too focused on metrics and numbers as opposed to creating meaningful user experiences. - Almost all projects are "fast follows" (copycats) of existing hits. - Terrible executive management.

1.0

Aug 9, 2013

Disrespectful working conditions

Senior management

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Food and events were terrific. Exciting Game launches

Cons

Disrespectful to employees. They demand 24/7 availability and don't hesitate to fire. Managers yell and push people publicly. Common to be put down or disrespected. No value for employees.

3.0

Aug 5, 2013

I learned a lot, but lots of flaws.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot Good pay (at least for engineers) You *might* work on a hit game

Cons

You might *not* work on a hit game, in which case your time there will get more and more miserable, regardless of how good you are at your job. Work / Life balance is not very good. The company is not very focused at the senior level. This might have to do with Pincus' famous scatterbrain, which I witnessed a couple of times. Maybe the new guy will help with this.

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