Is Ancestry a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Ancestry have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 49 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Ancestry employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Ancestry now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Ancestry .

Does Ancestry pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ancestry with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 49 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Ancestry.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ancestry?

Senior Software Engineer (48) , Software Engineer (41) , 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?

"And it goes without saying the people are great." ((in 107 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good work life balance and non" ((in 58 reviews)); "Culture was great and everyone felt like they could contribute to the overall mission of Ancestry.com" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great team to work with and I really enjoy working enviroment" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Pay is low" ((in 30 reviews)); "Senior leadership only wants honest feedback if it's positive." ((in 27 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs when large projects are finished." ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management not aligned with each other." ((in 21 reviews)); "Very bad managers" ((in 17 reviews))

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3.8

97% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Howard Hochhauser

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16% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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

5.0

Sep 17, 2024

Good overall experience

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and Chill team.

Cons

Slow growth. Comparatively less pay.

4.0

Sep 8, 2024

Great Place to Learn with Conservative Management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Engineers continuously learn and adopt new technologies (Terraform and Fargate as some examples) - Project management is conservative, so there are few development crunches (outside new products) - Teams are collaborative in sharing new learnings, modules, and libraries to avoid duplicating work

Cons

- Product development is very conservative/risk-averse (several new products have been axed shortly after release) - Mediocre compensation often leads to turnover of high-performing engineers and managers - Newly promoted or interim managers receive little training before being asked to manage 10 - 20 individuals, leading to poor results

4.0

Jun 3, 2024

Good CI/CD

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good tech stack and learned a lot.

Cons

Not so much to progress

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