Mission: Our mission is to redefine real estate in the customer’s favor. From the technology we build to the brokerage services we provide, every Redfinnian plays a part.
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12 reasons to work for Redfin
At Redfin, you can help fundamentally change the way people buy and sell homes. You'll do work that matters and be part of something much bigger than just a job.
We believe taking risks is precisely what leads to innovation. The only bad idea is the one left unsaid, so let the ideas flow freely. We're all ears.
Thanks to the intuitive website and mobile apps built by our engineers and unparalleled service from Redfin Agents, 97% of customers would recommend Redfin to a friend.
Catered lunches. Amazing benefits. Gorgeous offices. Competitive compensation and incentives. We want our employees to be happy, healthy, and rewarded.
From ping-pong tournaments and happy hours to group runs and Xbox throw-downs, you'll build camaraderie with co-workers through a variety of fun activities.
Curious. Fearless. Mission-driven. We're proud to live our values every day. Are you caring, humble, fun, and genuine? You'll fit right in.
From creating award-winning documentaries to performing in rock bands and even launching their own startups, Redfin employees are a wellspring of creativity outside the office, too.
You'll work with people who challenge and inspire you, and stretch your thinking with in-house workshops and hackathons. We believe in giving our employees what they need to grow.
We're transforming a $60 billion industry and empowering consumers. From the technology we build to the brokerage services we provide, we make real estate better for everyone.
We constantly find new ways to make real estate processes faster and more efficient. We're data whisperers coaxing truth from raw numbers and using it to up our game.
We're customer advocates and transparent truth-tellers. Forget pushy sales. It's not about closing a deal; it's about doing right by our customers.
We're a pre-IPO company that's growing fast, and now is your chance to come along for the ride. You'll learn, you'll grow, you'll reap the rewards. That's the Redfin way.
Our mission is to reinvent real estate in the consumer’s favor.
Redfin got its start inventing map-based search.
Everyone told us the easy money was in running ads for traditional brokers, but we couldn’t stop thinking about how different real estate would be if it were designed from the ground up, using technology and totally different values, to put customers first.
So we joined forces with agents who wanted to be customer advocates, not salesmen.
Since these were our own agents, we could survey each customer on our service and pay a bonus based on the review. We deepened our technology beyond the initial search to make the home tour, the listing debut, the escrow process, the whole process, faster, easier and worry-free. And we gave customers more value, not just by saving each thousands in fees, but by investing in every home we sell, by measuring our performance and improving constantly.
This is how real estate would be if it were designed just for you, because, well, it was. 
A Different Kind of Startup
We're using technology to shake up a $60 billion industry and revolutionize the way people buy and sell homes. Are you in?
A Different Kind of Brokerage
We believe real estate should be built on exceptional client service and advocacy, and we need passionate agents like you to advance our vision.
A Different Kind of Brokerage
We believe real estate should be built on exceptional client service and advocacy, and we need passionate agents like you to advance our vision.
Do work that matters.
Prepare to dive headfirst into solving our toughest problems as we reinvent a $60 billion industry. Unleash your brilliance on revolutionary products that'll actually ship. And go all in at our Hackathon, a full-throttle throw-down in which engineers dream up new site features and code them to life within hours.
I have been working at Redfin full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The culture at Redfin is great. Work-life balance is manageable and nobody expects you to go beyond your 40. Very few teams have an on-call rotation, employees and management are down-to-earth, and everyone is respectful and open to criticism. The culture is also very open in general, with monthly all-hands meetings in which the business financials are disclosed/analyzed, we celebrate engineering and Real Estate achievements, and the CEO responds to anonymously asked questions.
As a developer, I'm surrounded by people who know more than me in certain domains and are eager to spread their knowledge. I'm also surrounded by people who know less in certain areas, and are eager to learn. It's a perfect mix that, at the early stages of my career, has allowed me to grow both as a developer and as a mentor.
Career growth is another area where Redfin is doing well in general. There are guidelines around how you can reach the next level in your career, and there is a clear track for both individual contributors and for management.
Cons
Pay could be more competitive, especially as your career develops. Starting salaries are typically competitive with the industry at large. But as you move up the career ladder, you'll see your pay fall off relative to peers at larger companies.
Redfin does not provide 401k matching, but the execs have expressed a desire to reach that point in the future.
Advice to Management
Continue to be open to innovation, and don't let the IPO change the company.
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Redfin (Portland, OR) in September 2017.
Interview
Phone Interview set up in a timely professional manner. When call came in, I was informed the position was now going to be filled in-house, and would I be interested in Listing Coordinator. Said yes. Salary given, hours, no remote work allowed
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