Aug
01
2008
Brian spends his days deep within the heart of the 23andMe web infrastructure. He is a software engineer with long experience in the biomedical field, having previously supported pharmacogenomics and brain imaging endeavors. In addition to being ready and willing to automate himself out of a job, Brian is obsessed with producing [...]
Tags: CSS, Golden Ziggurat, jobs, research, Rock Band, Segway, software engineer
Jul
18
2008
We want to ensure that we always present our users with a delightful and empowering experience as they explore their genomes. We are continuously improving the design of all dimensions of our service because they all converge to influence the user experience (UX) of 23andMe - the experience a user will have while interacting with [...]
Tags: Brussels sprouts, design, Family Inheritance, jobs, usability, user experience
Jun
06
2008
If you could only do one thing to this sentence, what would it be?
Can you explain why there’s no gene for Crohn’s disease?
If you know the answers to these questions, we want you to know this: 23andMe is looking to hire an editor who is adept with scientific copy and concepts. The Science Editor will [...]
Tags: editor, help wanted, jobs, Science
Mar
19
2008
Part of my role as the ‘People Manager’ here at 23andMe is leading recruiting efforts. I take a lot of calls from people who are interested in science careers. While many of those calls are about specific positions, an equal number are from people who just want to know what it’s like to work here.
Most [...]
Tags: 23andMe, academia, careers, jobs, start-ups