I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Ancestry (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Phone Screen. 5 round on-site interview with Team. 3 of the rounds were Toy problem/coding related. One interview was with the Project Manager of the team, which was more casual during lunch. And the last interview was with the Engineering Manager, which was more team-fit type questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here? Are you committed to staying 1-2+ years?
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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