Senior Software Engineer, 23andMe
Ancestry
$153.6-230.4k
3+ days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
DNA genetic testing for health, ancestry and more
Job no longer available
DNA genetic testing for health, ancestry and more
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$153.6-230.4k
3+ days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
Our take
23andMe offers its customers a vision into their ancestry and health through genetic testing carried out via kits sent through the mail. Results can show users their risk of more than 100 health conditions thanks to a tube of saliva at one end and a lot of technology at the other.
This access to genetic insight has helped the company sell more than 15 million test kits in the last 15 years. This remains the core component of the business. Access to millions of customers DNA however has given the company a vast collection of genetic material, allowing 23andMe to expanded into the drug development space where it is collaborating with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.
23andMe is not without competition, with other big names including Ancestry and MyHeritage. The company has faced challenges, from weak demand for kits and a failed subscription model to a data breach and bankruptcy. Still, its acquisition by Regeneron in 2025 gives it a fresh star and 23andMe will go on operating, contributing to medical research, while protecting user privacy.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2020
$82.5m
SERIES F
Jul 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $802.9m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental plans
- Family planning, support, and leave for parents
- Mental healthcare
- Student loan assistance
- Flexible time off
- Dog friendly office
Company HQ
Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Anne Wojcicki
(Founder & CEO)Anne studied Biology at Yale before working as a Healthcare Analyst for Investor AB, Ardsley Partners, Andor Capital, and Passport Capital for a combined 7 years. They leveraged this clinical experience to found 23andMe in 2006 and have served as the company's CEO since.
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