Job Url: https://careers.ancestry.com/jobs/staff-software-engineer-lehi-utah-united-states-39202477-68fc-48dd-ae58-01a3f32a7dce

Job Description: ogether, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve. 

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.

Ancestry seeks a passionate, highly motivated, and exceptional Staff Software Engineer to join our DNA Engineering team. This team is critical in processing AncestryDNA data, using advanced algorithms to determine DNA matches, estimate genetic ethnicity, predict physical traits, and more. As a Staff Software Engineer on the team, you will contribute to developing and enhancing our DNA processing pipeline. Your work will include building new features that directly impact and enhance the AncestryDNA customer experience.

What you will do:

Collaborate closely with bioinformaticians, DNA scientists, and fellow software engineers to translate cutting-edge research algorithms into robust, production-ready software.

Lead efforts to design, build, and maintain scalable workflows using Nextflow to efficiently process large genomic datasets.

Optimize the use of AWS services for high-performance computing, data storage, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure.

Develop and deploy infrastructure-as-code solutions with Terraform, ensuring seamless cloud resource management and scalability.

Write clean, modular, and well-documented code, primarily in Python, with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability along with guiding the team to do so.

Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance workflow performance to ensure the reliable and efficient processing of genomic data in production environments.

Participate and lead code reviews, best practice discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives to advance the team's tools and workflows.

Stay up to date with emerging technologies in genomics and cloud infrastructure, incorporating innovative solutions as appropriate.

Who You Are:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, BioInformatics or a related field, or equivalent experience.

7+ years of development experience in one or more programming languages (Python preferred, but Java, JavaScript, or Ruby).

4+ years of experience with cloud computing services, with knowledge of common cloud design patterns (AWS experience is a plus).

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ideally using Terraform.