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 109 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 91 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 55 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership only wants honest feedback if it's positive." ((in 25 reviews)); "There have been annual layoffs in recent years." ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management not aligned with each other." ((in 20 reviews)); "Very bad managers" ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salaries for administrative positions." ((in 11 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).

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785 reviews

3.0

Jul 21, 2016

Hiring

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good friendly ambiance, people are helpful. There is a soccer group too. Free stuffs in cafeteria and cheap cafeteria food.

Cons

They are poor with applications overall. It seems they do not care to respond to applicants at all. Also, growth is not that easy within the company.

3.0

Jul 17, 2016

Business growth in spite of itself

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance, passionate people, strong brand

Cons

Chaos, operates like a start-up, very short-term focus, highly political, old boys club

5.0

Jul 17, 2016

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good benefits, the company tends to promote from within. It's nice to work for a company that's growing, delivering a great product, and actively improving its systems so tomorrow's product will be even better than today's.

Cons

More organizational disruption than would be ideal. The internal joke is that if it's been more than 6 months since the last re-org you shouldn't get too attached to your desk because everyone's likely to be moving before long.

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