Ancestry·Software Engineer

Ancestry Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

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San Francisco, CAPosted Jun 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a phone screening where I was asked basic Java questions, and then I was given an online coding exercise with a 1.5-hour window.

The exercise had five questions—four programming-focused and one SQL-based. I finished it within the allotted time, and then I waited.

About two weeks later, I was invited to an onsite interview. That day included multiple rounds with different people, and each conversation lasted around 45 minutes. Most of the questions were very basic and targeted my background and experience rather than anything overly advanced, and the interviewers came across as friendly. I walked out feeling positive about my performance, but the silence after that was hard.

I followed up, but there was no meaningful

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