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 1% 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 3% 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 110 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 90 reviews)); "Good work life balance and non" ((in 63 reviews)); "Culture was great and everyone felt like they could contribute to the overall mission of Ancestry.com" ((in 53 reviews)); "Great team to work with and I really enjoy working enviroment" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Pay is low" ((in 33 reviews)); "Lots of changes in Senior Leadership resulting in change management every year or two." ((in 26 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs when large projects are finished." ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management not aligned with each other." ((in 21 reviews)); "Very bad managers" ((in 17 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

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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).

Reviews by job title

785 reviews

5.0

Aug 25, 2017

HR Coordinator/Office Coordinator

Human resources coordinator/office coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Pay, Great Benefits, Lots of employee perks like happy hours, free snacks and catered lunches. I felt I had opportunity to excel and get promoted and I did. Weekly yoga instruction, weekly meditation instruction. A room dedicated to video games with big screen TV and the latest in game console and games to play.

Cons

Can't think of any right now.

5.0

Aug 23, 2017

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful place to work. Great people and amazing culture!

Cons

Can't think of any at this time.

2.0

Aug 23, 2017

Stressful!!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

- location (next to 4th St. train) - lunch on Mondays - work/life: everyone leaves exactly at 450pm, no emails outside of office

Cons

- change change change, re-org, re-org, re-org - leadership team is all new, across the board, now getting rid of some already - product could be amazing but hands ties due to prioritization - where is the passion? many people walk around doing nothing significant - only senior leaders have stock :-( maybe that's why many don't care

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HR Coordinator/Office Coordinator

Director

Stressful!!

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