Is Ancestry a good company to work for?

Ancestry has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 909 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Ancestry to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ancestry have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Software Developer and Senior Software Engineer .

Does Ancestry pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ancestry employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ancestry. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ancestry?

52% of Ancestry employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ancestry 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ancestry?

Senior Software Engineer (48) , Software Engineer (40) , Product Manager (22) , Customer Solutions Associate (19) , Customer Service Representative (18) , Manager (16) , Director (15) , Software Developer (13) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (12) , Customer Service Associate (12) , Intern (11) , Analyst (8) , Senior Product Manager (8) , Archival Digitization Specialist (7) , Principal Software Engineer (7)

What are the pros of working at Ancestry according to real employee reviews?

"Lots of knowledgable people and great benefits!" ((in 104 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 91 reviews)); "Culture was great and everyone felt like they could contribute to the overall mission of Ancestry.com" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great work life balance and super flexible." ((in 58 reviews)); "Great team to work with and I really enjoy working enviroment" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Pay is low" ((in 31 reviews)); "Senior leadership only wants honest feedback if it's positive." ((in 24 reviews)); "There have been annual layoffs in recent years." ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management not aligned with each other." ((in 21 reviews)); "Very bad managers" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ancestry layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ancestry layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ancestry in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ancestry locations?

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Ancestry reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(785 total reviews)

Howard Hochhauser

80% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Ancestry has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 785 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ancestry employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

785 reviews

5.0

Jan 29, 2019

Great place to work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great pay and benefits - Good work / life balance - Leadership is progressive about technology - Make a real difference in customers' lives

Cons

- Coordination / communication between teams is a constant challenge. Meetings are often longer than they probably need to be - Tendency to silo developers into one project for a while - Management tends implement big organizational changes a bit too often

5.0

Dec 7, 2018

Clear vision and mission statement of the CEO. Very nice coworkers.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Old stable company. But having a new age startup culture. Free food on Monday and subsidized food on other days, plenty of snacks. Now the company is offering RSUs as well.

Cons

Not really technology agnostic. I believe the company should encourage employees more towards research.

5.0

Nov 20, 2018

Great company to work for with promising future

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dedicated leadership team Great benefits Very smart colleagues Easy to build an emotional connection with the product and the company Promising new direction under Margo's (new CEO) leadership Very committed to the customer experience

Cons

Sometimes too many priorities can make it difficult to deliver quality work.

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