Software Engineering Manager

About Ancestry:

When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories. With our unparalleled collection of more than 65 billion records, over 3.5 million subscribers, and over 27 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving, and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.
We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office- see the full list of eligible US locations HERE). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.
Together, 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.

Join us as a key leader managing the core engineering team behind our Family History Trees - a flagship product with massive visibility and real-world impact for millions worldwide. You’ll own cutting-edge, high-throughput systems engineered for extreme scale and near-zero downtime, enabling seamless user experiences even under heavy load.

Be at the heart of everything Ancestry does. Shape the future of how people connect with their heritage and stories, directly influencing the company’s success and strategic goals. This is your opportunity to lead a passionate team solving complex, meaningful challenges on an industry-leading platform.

What you’ll do:

• Work with product management to understand the business goals for each software release 

• Manage an outstanding team of software engineers delivering new functionality, updates, and maintenance releases

• Continuously coordinate with web design, engineering operations/IT, DBAs and QA, engaging teams at the appropriate times

• Anticipate project blockers and help form remediation plans (before the project and delivery timelines suffer)

• Provide hands-on help in architecting, designing, implementing, deploying and documenting software applications and services

• Help establish quality methodologies, metrics, and standards to track and improve the engineering productivity

• Mentor and recruit top talent for the engineering team.

• Manage both onshore and offshore team members. 

Who you are:

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development and 3+ years of management

• History of successfully delivering continuous software releases using "Agile" development methodologies (such as Scrum)

• Ability to delve into a technical problem and drive the solution personally, if the need arises

• Working knowledge of common Web Technologies such as Java, Python, SQL and Springboot

• Understanding of how AI is affecting the SDLC and how it applies to engineering teams.A solid understanding of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and its practical application within engineering teams.

• Working knowledge of enterprise level architectural patterns (client-server, n-tier, etc.), Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), Design Patterns, Database Centric Processing, and data warehousing - as they relate to scalability

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, Master’s degree is a plus

Why Ancestry?

Join a dedicated team working to connect millions of people with their past and enrich their futures. At Ancestry, you will play a role in pioneering legal solutions that shape the consumer genomics industry. Your contributions will help foster and protect our workforce that is dedicated to helping our customers tell their own stories, while supporting a brand recognized and trusted around the world. We offer a collaborative workplace, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

Compensation

Ancestry values pay transparency and equity. As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, we are pleased to share the base salary range for this position: $139,230 - $174,000, with eligibility for bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision. Actual salary will depend on location and experience. We will provide detailed compensation data for a specific location during the recruiting process.

*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20) and sb1162(1-1-23).

Additional Information:

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.