JAVA SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Ancestry - SF Local Candidates Please
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 17 million family trees that contain nearly 1.7 billion profiles, and make meaningful discoveries about the lives of their ancestors.
With employees around the world, we are committed to hiring the very best talent. We are known for our cutting-edge technology, phenomenal innovation, and we offer a compelling and rewarding workplace where you will thrive. We seek out passionate people to join our mission of helping people discover, preserve and share their family history. We invite you to explore and discover the many opportunities that await you at Ancestry.com.
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. We are building a core SW development group in SF, going from 40 individuals to 60+.
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 Java SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join the new Ancestry Engineering Team in San Francisco.
· Work with a fast-paced team, developing cutting-edge science and technology.
· Opportunity to apply architectural, design and engineering skills to an exciting new product.
· Participate in building a new business unit at the forefront of Ancestry.com.
Required Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent degree/experience)
Experience building websites and applications with Object Oriented Languages (Java, C#, C++)
Proven track building high performance and scalable system or platform.
Experience of creating efficient web services, SOAP and Restful.
Java Tools and the Java Runtime Environment, Jboss, Spring, Hibernate, etc.
Proficiency in SQL, database schema design and implementation (tables, queries, triggers, views, and stored procedures). Experience with MS SQL Server a plus
Web Programming experience (JSP, Struts, AJAX, HTML, XML, XSL)
Understanding of software development processes, including object oriented analysis, design and implementation
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
Other Relevant Background/Exposure:
Bioinformatics or genomics expertise
Knowledge about Hadoop and distributed file system.
Knowledge about NoSQL
Knowledge of Perl, Python or other scripts.
Familiarity with Microsoft Tools a plus
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
