Ancestry.com is the world's largest online resource for family history. We have helped pioneer the market for online family history research, taking a pursuit that was expensive and time-consuming and making it easy, affordable and accessible to anyone with an interest in their family history. The foundation of our service is an extensive collection of billions of historical records that we have digitized, indexed and put online over the past 13 years. These digital records and documents, combined with our proprietary online search technologies, tools and collaboration features, have enabled our more than one million subscribers to create nearly 20 million family trees that contain nearly 2.0 billion profiles, and make meaningful discoveries about the lives of their ancestors.
Ancestry.com based in Provo, Utah is the world's largest online resource for family history. We have helped pioneer the market for online family history research, taking a pursuit that was expensive and time-consuming and making easy, affordable and accessible to anyone with an interest in their family history. The foundation of our service is an extensive collection of billions of historical records that we have digitized, indexed and put online over the past 13 years. Ancestry has more then doubled its stock price in the last year.
Key company facts:
Number of digitized genealogical records: 6 billion
Number of family trees: 20 million
Monthly page views: 1 billion
Number of employees: 850
Year-over-year stock growth: 2.5x
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced SOFTWARE ENGINEER with 1-4 years experience in the industry building web sites and applications with object oriented languages. You will assist in the creation and development of services that build on our core consumer subscription business, systems that help maintain our internal development products, and enhance/maintain the ancestry.com web site. You will initially focus on support tools, internal web sites, and the ancestry.com site (all written in .NET).
Key Responsibilities / Performance Requirements:
This position will create and modify code that supports a number of services, processes, internal web sites, and SQL Server database operations that support the Ancestry.com web sites. The work will support our internal CMS project (Java/JSP), Wiki project (PHP and MySQL), learning centers, and internal marketing tools. The CMS templates and widgets are written in Java. The main Ancestry.com web site is .NET and C#. This individual needs to have solid ASP .NET experience and be willing to learn Java/JSP to work with the CMS. If you love working in multiple environments and different languages this job is for you.
Required Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent degree/experience)
Prior programming experience with C#, ASP.Net, .Net 4.0, MVC.
Web Programming experience (AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, XML, HTTP Handlers, XSL)
Familiarity with Microsoft Tools
Familiarity with Java Tools and the Java Runtime Environment a plus
Familiarity with FatWire CMS system or any CMS system a plus
Familiarity with PHP a plus
Understanding of software development processes, including object oriented analysis, design and implementation
Proficiency in SQL, database schema design and implementation (tables, queries, triggers, views, and stored procedures). Experience with MS SQL Server a plus
Good communication skills that can deal with diverse types of people from Product Management, Marketing, and Testing groups
Ability to work with a small dedicated team of software developers
A self starter willing to learn
Must be analytical and adept to problem solving and have a strong attention to detail
Needs to be able to provide clear documentation of code and processes
Needs to be able to consistently write unit tests for all code developed
Ancestry.com is a profitable, growing company with a positive, high-energy environment. Together, our dedicated teams are harnessing the power of technology and using it to simplify the way people connect with their families and their unique legacies. Our work environment is fast-paced and challenging, but also extremely exciting. You'll work with a team of passionate, engaged individuals. We offer excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package. Please send your information to herbnj@gmail.com
