I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ancestry (Provo, UT) in Mar 2013
Interview
After passing the initial phone screening which was just basic personality and experience questions I made it to the technical assessment. This consisted of begin given a small project to complete in about an hour and a half and then reviewing that work with the team. This was done at home and wasn't too complex, but pushed me to get something done fast.
After a week or so I was contacted to come do an on site interview which lasted about 2 hours. I met with a couple different groups, where I answered questions about working with other members of the company (such as designers, product team, etc..) Then I was interviewed by the whole team I'd be working with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you do when told to do something that you don't agree with?
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 applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Ancestry in Oct 2022
Interview
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 weeks. I interviewed at Ancestry (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2022
Interview
A Phone call with the recruiter, One round with an engineer and then an onsite (Series of zoom calls) with the team. Pretty straight forward and quick process. Asked a lot of technical questions and very specific questions about past experience, project complexity.
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