Ancestry·Software Engineer

Ancestry Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Apr 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying online, I moved into short recruiter-driven steps, but the process kept stalling in a way that felt careless.

One application led to an email with a very short deadline for a 1-page essay about my background and why I fit, and I never heard back after submitting it even after I tried following up.

On another attempt, I got a phone screen and then an online coding assessment that I completed quickly within the time window. I expected an update, but nothing came—no response from the recruiter even after I called and emailed. Eventually I ran into a similar pattern again: I’d be asked for a short introductory conversation, then a take-home or coding-style assignment, and after submitting work I’d

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