Software Engineer, 23andMe

$116-174k

AWS

Docker

Python

Django

Bash

Terraform

Spark

Celery

Drone

FastAPI

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

2+ 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

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthBiology

Job no longer available

$116-174k

AWS

Docker

Python

Django

Bash

Terraform

Spark

Celery

Drone

FastAPI

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

2+ days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

501-1000 employees

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthBiology

Company mission

To help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

23andMe is looking for an experienced, self-directed Software Engineer for the ancestry services and compute pipelines engineering team
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent education, plus 2 years industry experience
Expertise building libraries and services in Python, ideally in AWS
Passion for backend systems engineering
Hands-on experience working with CI/CD deployment pipelines, Docker containers, and testing frameworks
A team player attitude with comfortability operating in a highly collaborative environment

What the job involves

We are responsible for designing, building, and managing large scale services at 23andMe that serve both external and internal customers
We support backend services that are critical to customer's experience on the website, build libraries in support of internal research, power machine learning and model development
We are passionate about building services that are performant, scalable, reliable, and secure
23andMe has one of the largest databases of genetic data and the challenges we deal with and solve are unique
You will work within a collaborative environment of small fast-paced development teams that have a mix of veteran engineers and recent graduates
Design, develop and maintain reliable scalable services, backend APIs and web applications to solve complex large scale engineering challenges at 23andMe
Develop and support compute pipelines that provide results to customers and internal teams
Take part in on call rotations for the operational support for mission critical systems
Build and rely on CI/CD methods and automatic testing to ensure reliable code, continuously delivered
Collaborate with other engineering teams, product, security to deliver on strategic projects as well as maintain operational excellence of existing services
Drive technical excellence through code and design reviews

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

Led by a woman

Top investors

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.4)

Trustpilot (3.6)

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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