Senior Engineer, Frontend Platform

Ancestry

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$114,480–$139,590/yr

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Improve shared architecture, systems, and tools across web services and web pages.
  • Create frontend components and libraries, and facilitate their adoption across all frontend teams.

Technical Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience with JavaScript/Node.js and frontend technologies like React, HTML, and CSS.
  • Experience with web component libraries, server frameworks like Fastify, and reverse-proxy technologies.

Project and Infrastructure Focus:

  • Help migrate Ancestry to a new web component-based platform and define release engineering processes.
  • Manage deployment concepts like CI/CD, IAC, and cloud-based compute infrastructure such as AWS.

Additional Expectations:

  • Write effective tests, apply localization and accessibility best practices, and work with legacy code bases.
  • Familiarity with AI coding assistants, SEO, UX design, and security best practices is advantageous.

Ancestry

Ancestry is the global leader in family history, connecting people with their past through a vast collection of over 65 billion records and a growing DNA network of 27 million people. The company has over 3.5 million subscribers and fosters a diverse, inclusive, and human-centered work environment where every employee's story and perspective are valued.

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