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Ancestry

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Ancestry Software Engineering Manager reviews

4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)
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Howard Hochhauser

Not enough data to show CEO approval

1% positive business outlook

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5.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

1.0

Diversity & inclusion

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3 reviews
4.0
Apr 16, 2024

Great place if you can put up with the woke.

Software engineering manager
Recommend
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Pros

Very talented and experienced engineers and managers. A fare amount of freedom on how to build the product.

Cons

Owned by BlackStone, with it's woke policies. Seems to be on a constant cycle of misplaced product decisions and employee layouts. Struggles to keep their core customers happy while the blindly pursue new market segments that never seem to materialize.

4.0
Jan 16, 2021

The Future Looks Bright

Software engineering manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ancestry is doubling down on its profitable genealogy business which should provide years of expansion and plenty of opportunities for employee career growth.

Cons

The company is continually bought and sold to private equity groups who make billions on these transactions. Very little of this wealth is shared with employees in the form of equity, leaving employees to feel more like serfs than vassals.

4.0
Dec 7, 2017

Times are a-changing

Software engineering manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great product and industry leader in the Family History Space. Industry leader in consumer genomics. Work-life balance is good. Pay is good, benefits are excellent.

Cons

Company-wide initiatives clobber the ability for team members to feel involved in the software process. Initiatives are handed down and expected to be delivered. Now. Work-life balance seems to be changing. Huge disconnect between the product and development groups despite being led by the same executive. Many hires (especially management) are coming from outside the company rather than promoting from within.

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