Senior Software Engineer, 23andMe

$150-238k

The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

React

AWS

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

Python

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

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

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthBiology

Job no longer available

$150-238k

The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

React

AWS

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

Python

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3 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

BS in Engineering or related field with a minimum of 6 years’ industry experience
Experience leading projects from planning phase to delivery
Experience building financial application products (Order Management, Billing, E-commerce)
Experience mentoring other engineers
A team player attitude with comfortability operating in a highly collaborative environment
Working knowledge of Python and/or significant exposure to different programming languages and paradigms
Deep understanding of web security and cryptography concepts

What the job involves

Help create and grow applications that support our business units across Marketing, E-commerce, Sales and Finance
As a Senior Software Engineer, some of your responsibilities will encompass the following: software delivery ownership, mentorship, personal contribution, and continuous improvement and evangelizing of our technical practices
You will guide and design compelling new features, and contribute innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems to make those features real and perform
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 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

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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