Software Engineer III

POSITION SUMMARY

 As a Software Engineer III, you will design, develop, and maintain full-stack software applications and services to support Natera Operations information processing for genetic lab tests.  You will work with operational teams to optimize their workflows and software and build the next generation of Natera ops tools, using a combination of tools.
 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with an engineering team to make key design and technical implementation decisions
• Work closely with stakeholders and users to define requirements and transform them into reliable and extensible operations-friendly applications
• Design, build, and maintain sustainable applications
• Improve development process and procedure and evangelize best practices
• This role works with Protected Health Information (PHI) on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and has access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job. 
• You must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
• You must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.
• You must pass a post-offer criminal background check 

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS degree in computer science, comparable program, or equivalent.  MS preferred
• 5+ years of overall software development experience
• Nice to have: experience with object-oriented programming in Java, preferably using open source framework such as Spring Frameworks and Hibernate
• Experience with web services (REST, etc) and relational databases
• Nice to have: experience with front-end web programming, preferably with modern javascript frameworks (react, angular, etc)
• Demonstrated teamwork skills
• Solid analytical background
• Excellent communication
• Commitment to diversity in engineering
• Healthcare IT experience is beneficial, but not required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Core Languages & Frameworks

• Java
• Spring Boot
• SQL

Workflow & Messaging

• Temporal (workflow orchestration)
• Kafka
• Confluent Schema Registry

Database & Migrations

• MySQL
• Liquibase

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins)

Testing

• JUnit 5
• Testcontainers
• Test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber)

AI-Assisted Development Tools

• Cursor
• Claude
• GitHub Copilot / other AI coding assistants

Version Control & Collaboration

• Git / GitLab
• Jira / Confluence

API & Documentation

• REST API design
• Swagger / OpenAPI

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OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. 

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page