Finally, a position that offers top-level coding challenges connected to a product that truly makes a positive difference in people's lives. As a Senior Backend Developer at MyHeritage, you’ll leverage the latest backend technologies and grow your skills designing, implementing, and finding solutions for the server side of our platform.
You’ll enjoy a friendly, informal, and creative atmosphere in one of Israel's most exciting companies, with many opportunities for personal and professional growth. You’ll work with continuous integration and deployment using a unique Agile methodology in which every team member makes a difference.
Join the team and play a key role in revamping our online platform enjoyed by tens of millions of users worldwide.
What you bring
- B.Sc. in computer science or software engineering
- 6+ years of experience in server-side development
- Extensive knowledge in OOD, architectural and design patterns
- Self-directed, ambitious, team player, and a strong communicator
- Experienced with: NoSQL/Relational databases
- Experience in AWS or other cloud based environment
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Experienced with large scale environments
- Experience with Spark / Big Data technologies - advantage
- Experience with batch / stream processing - advantage
What else
- Continuous integration and deployment
- Experienced with large scale performance challenges
- Good understanding of Agile concepts
About MyHeritage
MyHeritage is the leading global discovery platform for exploring family history. With billions of historical records and family tree profiles, and with sophisticated matching technologies that work across all its assets, MyHeritage gives users the joy of discovering their past and empowering their future. MyHeritage is the most popular DNA test and family history service in Europe. Since 2020, MyHeritage is also home to the world’s most advanced AI technologies for repairing, enhancing, colorizing, and animating historical photos. Learn more at www.myheritage.com. See what it’s like to work at MyHeritage on www.glassdoor.com.
Benefits at MyHeritage
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits to enhance work-life balance and well-being:
- Hybrid work model
- Modern, beautiful office in Or Yehuda with shuttle service from Tel Aviv and employee parking (for our Or Yehuda employees)
- On-site gym and pilates classes
- Dog-friendly office
- Well-stocked kitchens and a monthly meal allowance
- Fully funded supplemental health insurance
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What We Do
MyHeritage is the leading global discovery platform for exploring family history. With billions of historical records and family tree profiles, and with sophisticated matching technologies that work across all its assets, MyHeritage allows users to discover their past and empower their future. MyHeritage DNA is one of the world’s largest consumer DNA databases, with 5.4 million customers. MyHeritage is the most popular DNA test and family history service in Europe. Since 2020, MyHeritage is home to the world’s most advanced AI technologies for repairing, enhancing, colorizing, and animating historical photos.
Working at MyHeritage means developing pioneering technologies and integrating AI to deliver powerful discoveries to our 104 million users. It also means making a difference in the lives of people all over the world. With a track record of leveraging its staff and expertise to help communities around the world, in April 2020, MyHeritage joined the fight against COVID-19 by building one of the world's largest COVID-19 laboratories to dramatically scale up Israel's testing capabilities and save lives. The MyHeritage Lab was commissioned by Israel’s Ministries of Health and Defense, and to date has processed over 5 million tests.
Our 650 employees enjoy a hybrid work model that combines the convenience and flexibility of working from home with the collaborative social environment of our bright, spacious offices. Headquartered in Or Yehuda, we also have offices in Tel Aviv, North America, and Europe.
When we’re not working, you can find us enjoying the fully-stocked kitchens, office gym, yoga classes, happy hours, and team-building activities. Visit our careers site for more information about our open positions: http://careers.myheritage.com
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