A Company Looking to Meet Industry Standards - Senior MySQL Database Administrator Ancestry Employee Review

3.0
Jul 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Ancestry's core subscription business is very strong and growing steadily.

Cons

Senior leadership seems very heavy without any real direction. They seem more interested in following fads than being an industry leader. Any costs can be cut, including industry standard practices for important things like data backups.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company culture, supportive team, smooth onboarding process, strong career stability, and meaningful work. My interview experience was very positive, and the recruiting and onboarding teams were helpful, responsive, and professional throughout the process.

Cons

There is always a learning curve when joining a new company, especially while understanding internal systems and processes, but the team has been very supportive.

3.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It’s a great product and people are customer obsessed.

Cons

Misogyny is baked in to the culture.

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