Do not join mobile department! - Mobile Software Engineer Zendesk Employee Review

2.0
Jan 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The org is big and still growing in revenue Skilled people from where you can learn from Great benefits and budget for self-development The communication at the org level is great Good culture of trust and responsibility

Cons

The Cons is regarding the Mobile department which is totally apart from the company. The culture in Mobile is one of the worst ever I have experienced. Managers and Team Leaders love and incentive micro-management on all levels and there is a feeling they are working against you and not with/for you. One-to-one meetings end to be a status report meeting. The career plan is not clear at all and even if you are playing a role two levels above yours, they will try to find small things to convince you and the managers above them to not promote you. They love meetings, you don't have time to finish your tasks and learn a new tech because there is always a meeting that you are required to attend. A lot of great people leaving due to all the cons above. The mobile department can make your life miserable even in a great company like Zendesk.

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5.0
May 4, 2026
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Pros

Great culture, good work life balance, excellent team mates, Everyone is focused on extremely bright solutions-oriented collaboration.

Cons

Many systems to learn, but this is true for any large company.

2.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of investment in AI, product development. Can be very nimble and agile when needed. Have driven real process and functional improvement over the last couple years.

Cons

Recent RTO. Leaders make decisions on whim and the rest of the company ends up react mode. Alignment across leadership suite is always great. High exec turnover

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