Engineering

Sr. Software Engineer (Ancestry)

Sunnyvale, California, United States

23andMe’s Core Engineering team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to join our Ancestry team. The Ancestry team builds, enhances and maintains features that provide users with a deeper understanding of their genetic heritage, connects them with relatives, and offers fascinating visualizations into their ancestral roots. You will guide and design compelling new features, and contribute innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems to make those features interactive and scalable. You'll lead by example and share your product delivery wisdom, wit, and experience across the team. Join our growing team and enjoy a collaborative environment with small project teams working on a variety of tasks.

Who We Are

Since 2006, 23andMe’s mission has been to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. We are a group of passionate individuals pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to help turn genetic insight into better health and personal understanding. 

 What You'll Do

• Quickly learn our existing infrastructure and processes for Ancestry and the consumer-facing product, including AWS, Python (Django), and JavaScript (React)
• Deliver secure, high-quality and testable code on time
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering teams on the strategic vision for our product roadmap
• Thoughtfully decompose functional and technical requirements into clean architectures and designs
• Design and build delightful and engaging consumer-facing experiences that help customers understand their results and take action toward living healthier lives
• Design APIs for cloud applications
• Drive technical excellence through code and design reviews
• Evolve and improve existing backend systems to support our ambitious product roadmap
• Mentor other engineers and become an important part of the tapestry of our engineering culture

What You'll Bring

• BS in Engineering or a related field with a minimum of 6 years real-world, industry experience building, delivering and maintaining production quality code
• Experience with Python or a similar language and a full-stack web application framework
• Track record of delivering high-quality, scalable consumer applications
• Understanding of web security and cryptography concepts
• A team player attitude with comfort operating in a highly collaborative environment
• Passion for scalable high-quality software and excellent user experiences
• Willingness to learn, lead, mentor and take responsibility

Tools we use and teach

• AWS
• Python
• HTML/CSS
• Javascript/React

Note: Ability to work from 23andMe's office in Sunnyvale, CA a minimum of 3 days per week

About Us

23andMe, headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, is a leading consumer genetics and research company. Founded in 2006, the company’s mission is to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. 23andMe has pioneered direct access to genetic information as the only company with multiple FDA authorizations for genetic health risk reports. The company has created the world’s largest crowdsourced platform for genetic research, with 80 percent of its customers electing to participate. The platform also powers the 23andMe Therapeutics group, currently pursuing drug development programs rooted in human genetics, including two new cancer treatments currently in clinical trials. More information is available at www.23andMe.com.

At 23andMe, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.  If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at accommodations-ext@23andme.com. 23andMe will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.

Please note: 23andMe does not accept agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Thank you.