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

Software Developer professionals working at Ancestry have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 52 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 Software Developer Jobs at Ancestry now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Ancestry .

Does Ancestry pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ancestry with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 52 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Ancestry.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Ancestry?

63% of Software Developer employees at Ancestry would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 15% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Ancestry with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating 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 106 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good work life balance and non" ((in 59 reviews)); "Culture was great and everyone felt like they could contribute to the overall mission of Ancestry.com" ((in 56 reviews)); "Good salary" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Pay is low" ((in 36 reviews)); "Senior leadership only wants honest feedback if it's positive." ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management not aligned with each other." ((in 19 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs when large projects are finished." ((in 19 reviews)); "Very bad managers" ((in 14 reviews))

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Ancestry Software Developer reviews

4.2

63% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Howard Hochhauser

100% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

Software Developer employees have rated Ancestry with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Ancestry is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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52 reviews

2.0

Feb 18, 2018

Don't care about their emploiees

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The offices are nice, and that's about it.

Cons

There is no room for growth. All management is brought in from outside of the company. Its becoming a very top down management style where all decisions are made by one extremely out of touch executive. They recently fired 38 people without even talking to those peoples managers.

2.0

Feb 4, 2018

Nice building, but terrible place for an engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice building, huge parking lot, great cafeteria, on-site gym and trainers are amazing, they give you the latest MacBook Pro.

Cons

Hiring bar has been very low for forever, which means there are a LOT of mediocre engineers and lots of dead weight. Don't expect to be inspired by your co-workers or tackle hard problems. Your biggest engineering challenge will be navigating through TERRIBLE code bases and no one is interested in making them better because... They just work. Also, lots of core engineering work is being outsourced to India, so there's that. On top of that, there's virtually zero promotion from within, and when someone from within is promoted, his "role" is terminated soon after. All new bosses are in the San Francisco office and it's clear their goal is to eliminate the Lehi office.

5.0

Oct 1, 2017

Software Engineer review

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is a huge priority for them, the people are generally great to work with

Cons

May not pay as well as other companies their size

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