Senior Software Engineer/DevOps

Natera

2h • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled Senior Software Engineer who excels at collaboratively solving complex problems. If you take ownership of your work, think strategically, and have a proven track record of implementing solutions while adapting to constraints and minimizing risks, we encourage you to apply. Strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a desire to thrive in a dynamic environment are essential. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our Engineering Team, Product Managers, and Designers to develop innovative experiences for our internal stakeholders, primarily focusing on creating a custom lab software solution for a high-throughput laboratory.
This is a remote position with regular travel to the San Carlos, California, or Austin, Texas offices.

Requirements

• BS degree in computer science, comparable program, or equivalent
• 7+ years of overall software development experience, preferably building complex data or process management applications in production
• Experience with object-oriented programming in Java, preferably using open-source frameworks such as Spring Frameworks and Hibernate
• Experience with web services (REST, etc)
• Solid understanding of relational databases and proficiency in SQL programming, with a preference for MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Proficiency in leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, RDS, S3, and Glue.
• Proficiency in messaging frameworks such as Kafka.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Typescript, JavaScript, etc.)
• Experience with micro-service enterprise architecture, cross-platform integration, and building scalable applications in heterogeneous environments
• Strong quality assurance mindset with a commitment to delivering robust and reliable software.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills enabling effective interaction with stakeholders at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building custom Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) or Laboratory Execution Systems (LES).
• Experience with configurable Laboratory Information Management Systems such as LabVantage
• Collaborate closely with end-users and product managers to iterate on requirements and deliverables.
• Optimize architecture and infrastructure on the AWS cloud platform for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Proactively monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, conduct thorough root cause analysis, and implement enhancements to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in software engineering and actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable services that support the diverse activities of a high-throughput laboratory.
• Develop both front-end and back-end applications.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Develop comprehensive unit tests to ensure high code quality.
• Provide production support to lab users
• Perform code reviews and mentor the development team with best practices.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements, and transform into highly scalable and reliable, developer-friendly microservices APIs
• Design, build and maintain highly sustainable systems to support our business applications.
• Continue improving process and procedure and evangelizing best practices.
• Be a contributing team member to the end-to-end execution of compliance initiatives.
• Be responsible for practicing technical design, developing new functionality and maintaining existing components.
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.
• 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.
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.

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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees