What is a Data Engineer at Ancestry?
At Ancestry, a Data Engineer plays a pivotal role in connecting millions of people to their family histories and genetic origins. The company manages one of the world's largest collections of consumer genomics and historical records, totaling billions of data points. As a Data Engineer, you will design, build, and optimize the highly scalable data pipelines that ingest, process, and store this massive volume of structured and unstructured information.
The impact of this role is felt across the entire product ecosystem, from powering search algorithms that locate century-old census records to enabling complex DNA matching calculations. You will work on solving complex data challenges that directly affect how users discover their heritage. The scale and complexity of the data infrastructure make this position both intellectually challenging and highly rewarding, as you balance performance, storage costs, and data privacy.


