23andMe’s Core Engineering team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to join our Health team. This is the team that develops our consumer-facing Health product, including the first and only FDA-approved direct-to-consumer report on the BRCA gene, and the world's first direct-to-consumer polygenic risk report for Type 2 Diabetes. Working with 23andMe's scientific researchers, and using 23andMe's unique genetic and phenotype database, we are unlocking health-related insights from the genetic code, communicating that insight to customers, and innovating new ways to help our customers apply those insights to live healthier lives. You will guide and design compelling new features, and contribute innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems to make those features real and perform. You'll lead by example and share your product delivery wisdom, wit, and experience across the team.
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
- 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
- Understanding of web security and cryptography concepts
- A team player attitude with comfortability 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
Note: Ability to work from 23andMe's office in Sunnyvale, CA a minimum of 3 days per week.
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