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Ancestry

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Ancestry Senior Software Developer reviews

3.8

97% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)
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Howard Hochhauser

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16% positive business outlook

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4.8

Work/Life balance

4.7

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Ancestry with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Ancestry is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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49 reviews
4.0
Jun 3, 2017

A Great Place to Work

Senior software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ancestry offers competitive salaries and generous bonuses, and they are very family-friendly and flexible. Ancestry is in a period of growth and improvement, so there are lots of opportunities to acquire new skills and exposure to new technologies. Upper management is very concerned with staying ahead of the curve in efficiency and technology. We're in the middle of an exciting "tech transition," moving from .NET and proprietary technologies to open-source ones like Node.js, Python, and others.

Cons

Because Ancestry is in something of a transitional period, things can get a bit bumpy. That is, while there are many new projects and initiatives, often times the infrastructure or other support for them is not yet there for you, or it's in the process of being developed while you are working on your end. This can get a little frustrating, though I suppose it's par for the course in a transitional period. Also because of of this transitional period, teams can get laden with what seems like a rapid or near-simultaneous succession of high-priority objectives, which can sometimes make it challenging for teams to be productive (or to feel like they're being productive). The IT department is rather under-developed and could use some help in their processes.

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