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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** Ancestry.com Inc.
- **Location:** Draper, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $135,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), MySQL, Rapid Application Development, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Agent Systems, Technical Debt, Backend, Git, Cloudformation, Information Technology, AWS Fargate, Restful APIs, Terraform, Microservices
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us8b0460f22630a8b6bc44401fe06a7b3a/eaa

## About the Role

BS degree in Computer Science or related field required
Proficient in Java or JVM languages with 5+ years of experience in an enterprise environment
Use Agile or other rapid application development methods
RESTful web service development
Experience with operating in and understanding AWS (preferred), Azure or GCP cloud environments (Fargate, Aurora, MSK, EC2)
You are a technical orchestrator who leverages AI tooling and agents to produce software, focusing your expertise on directing the work, reviewing the output, and ensuring architectural quality.
Bonus...
Experience in large sharded database environments and MySQL (Aurora)
Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other infrastructure as code tool
Experience with SCM/DevOps tools such as GIT, Harness build and deployment automation with Harness and CI/CD
Why Ancestry?

## Description

Develop, maintain and deploy backend functionality to support the evolving needs of Ancestry customers in the Ancestry Member Trees domain
Work with an accomplished and collaborative team to develop microservices that serve millions of requests per second and operate in a large cloud environment
Write code and unit tests, conduct code reviews, contribute to architecture discussions, prioritization and planning
Write and deploy Infrastructure as Code and work with DevOps to ensure that our services remain in optimal working condition
Help build the next generation of services at Ancestry
AI Orchestration & Oversight: Shift from manual coding to strategic AI mentorship. You'll guide intelligent agents using precise architectural constraints and apply deep domain expertise to review machine-generated code, ensuring high reliability, performance, and minimal technical debt., 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.


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