Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ancestry with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ancestry overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ancestry as a Software Engineer according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 20%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
Personality test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Ancestry in Oct 2022
Easy interview
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I interviewed at Ancestry
Interview
The conversation went well and felt engaging. The candidate communicated ideas clearly, showed practical understanding of security concepts, and asked thoughtful questions. Overall, a positive interaction with strong potential for the role.
I met with the hiring manager. Questions were asked around Java and overall background. Followed by meeting with the devs from actual team where I was asked about my background experience as well and technical questions. I was able to asks questions by the end of each interviews.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Ancestry (Lehi, UT) in Nov 2021
Interview
Process took around three months. Recruiter would take days to respond and progress was very slow. They took three weeks to send me a basic email rejection after the final round interview.