Hi folks, the spirit of this whole endeavor is just starting to catch on. It's exciting to see...<br><br>I just received information about an opportunity in Mountain View with a very cool company. This posting comes straight from the Director of People at 23andMe, Oliver Ryan. I do not know Oliver personally but I've heard some very good things about the company, the work environment and specifically the (engineering) team. Oliver's email is included below. I have not listed his phone number, so please email him directly with any of your questions/requests, etc.<br>
<br>Company: 23andMe, (<a href="http://www.23andme.com" target="_blank">www.23andme.com</a>)<br>Location: Mountain View<br><br>23andMe, Inc. is a privately-held company located in Mountain View, CA dedicated to helping individuals understand their own
genetic information using recent advances in DNA analysis technologies and web-based interactive tools.
23andMe enables individuals to gain deeper insights into personal ancestry, genealogy and inherited
traits. 23andMe was founded in April 2006 by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki.
Investors include Genentech, Google and NEA.<br><br>We
launched our service in November 2007 and have a relatively small (less
than 15) team of engineers currently. A lot of people make the mistake
of thinking we are a biotech or pharma company, when we are absolutely
a consumer web play, the subject matter happens to be Genetics.
Engineers do NOT need any experience with Biology/Genetics.<br>
<br>Website is <a href="http://www.23andme.com/" target="_blank">www.23andme.com</a>, jobs are at <a href="https://www.23andme.com/about/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.23andme.com/about/jobs/</a><br>
<br>Technologies include Linux, Apache, MySQL and Python with some C++
mixed in. Experience with front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
also a plus. There are opportunities to work across the entire stack,
or stay focused on front/back end work.<br>
<br>Interviews: Three step process, initial screening by recruiting
team, phone interview by head of engineering, then in person interviews
with a group of 5-6 engineers.<br><br>Salary/stock is competitive.<br><br>We are hiring for multiple engineering positions, including<br>
SW Engineer <br>UI Engineer<br>SW Engineer, Test<br>SW
Engineer, Science (while the above 3 positions focus on front/back-end
of the website, this person would work more on building some of the
internal tools we're using to conduct genetic association studies)<br>
<br>Best point of contact: Oliver Ryan, Director of People. <a href="mailto:oliver@23andme.com" target="_blank">oliver@23andme.com</a><br><br>