Ancestry

Principal Design Engineer, Storytelling

Draper, UT · Principal · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$153k-$182kDetected 14 days ago

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About the role

About Ancestry: When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person's story is important.
Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, connects everyone with their past so they can discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories.
We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.

Translate design explorations into clear hypotheses that can be tested, validated, and built.
Build interactive, code-based prototypes that bridge the gap between design intent and engineering implementation across web and native platforms.
Partner closely with designers to refine interaction models into buildable directions for iOS, Android, and web experiences.
Work with engineers across platform teams to ensure shipped experiences faithfully reflect intended design quality and behavior.
Create lightweight, production-adjacent implementations that reduce ambiguity across multi-platform product areas.
Contribute to and evolve design systems so they function seamlessly across design tools, code, and production environments.
Develop steering documents and implementation frameworks that make design intent explicit, consistent, and buildable.
Experienced product designer with strong front-end engineering or design-engineering experience.
Comfortable operating at a principal IC level, shaping direction while also building hands-on prototypes and code.
Strong ability to translate design intent into working software across web, iOS, and Android environments.

Proven ability to work across complex, multi-surface products spanning web and native apps.
Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20) and sb1162(1-1-23).

Experience with consumer subscription products, digital ecosystems, or value communication within product experiences.
Join a dedicated team working to connect millions of people with their past and enrich their futures.
At Ancestry, you will play a role in pioneering legal solutions that shape the consumer genomics industry.

Ancestry values pay transparency and equity.
As a signatory of the ParityPledge in Support of Women and the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, we are pleased to share the base salary range for this position: $153,000 - $182,000 with eligibility for bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision.
Actual salary will depend on location and experience.
We will provide detailed compensation data for a specific location during the recruiting process.

We offer a collaborative workplace, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

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