This Thursday most of us will be sitting around a table telling each other what we are most grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Many responses will probably be friends and family, food and the new Star Wars movie. As an engineer there is a unique set of tools, programs and people that I just can’t Read More
At Ancestry we quickly analyze billions of rows of data to deliver insights from our massive database to internal and external audiences. To do this we need tools that have the right capabilities and can be easily adopted by our tech team. In a recent Q&A video Bill Yetman, VP of Commerce, Data and Analytics Read More
Technology evolution is a very common and natural process throughout human history. Some people like it while some people are hesitant. Despite attitudes towards technology evolution, new technology will eventually come. That is how technology trends advance, that is how quality of life advances and that is how human civilization advances. As a technology Read More
I worked at Ancestry for three months during the summer of 2015 in an internship capacity before pursuing my MBA. Now that two months have passed since my departure, I can speak from the perspective of a memorable experience as well as speak safely outside any walls of obligation. I have a good friend applying for an Read More
Ancestry science team gives two platform presentations on Friday, October 9th at human genetics conference ASHG With over one million customers who have submitted their DNA, AncestryDNA has the fastest-growing and one of the largest collections of human genetic data around the world. That amount of DNA data powers the AncestryDNA science team to perform Read More
Once again, Ancestry was selected as a 2015 NewCo. SF host company. Come join us at our San Francisco office on Tuesday, October 6 from 3:00-4:00 pm PT to hear from Cathy Petti, Chief Health Officer and Stephen Baloglu, Senior Director of Marketing for DNA and Health. In this session titled “Spit and Discover— Get Read More
One of the biggest shifts for me when I moved from a software engineer role into management was how to think like a manager. Things I never considered as an engineer were suddenly a top priority for me. For those experiencing a similar transition, I have identified two important considerations to help shape your mindset Read More
Recently Ancestry employees in San Francisco volunteered to help Genesys Works, a local nonprofit. Their mission is simple: to change the life trajectory of underprivileged high school students by enabling them to work in meaningful internships, at major corporations, during their senior year in high school. The organization has partnered with JPMorgan, Accenture, Salesforce, PG&E Read More
I first joined Ancestry as a software engineer in 2006. I left to join a startup that showed a lot of promise, but like many of my colleagues at Ancestry who pursue work elsewhere, I came back in 2008. At the risk of sounding overly promotional, I’d like to highlight a few of the many Read More
In the TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” the magnetic containment field prevents contact of antimatter with normal matter in a warp core. If the field were to collapse or fall below 15% of its maximum integrity, the starship would be destroyed. This containment field was a very important safety system for starships (reference Wikia). Read More