AI Staff Software Engineer

Natera

Staff Software Engineer at Natera leading AI-native accessioning automation services. Building AI-powered solutions for efficient patient sample processing.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $145,600 - $182,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoGRPCJavaMicroservicesPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the technical design and delivery of AI-native accessioning automation services across paper and electronic requisition forms.
Build fast, ship independently.
Apply AI pragmatically using LLMs, vision models, OCR, and IDP frameworks.
Own the product outcome by partnering with Accessioning Operations, Product, and Engineering teams.
Integrate across systems and build into existing mature commerce and fulfillment systems.
Set the bar for engineering practices on a new team: AI-assisted development, strong test automation, CI/CD, and observability.
Evaluate new AI tools, models, and vendor solutions.
Mentor and multiply the technical quality of peers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years of software engineering experience building production systems that handle real business processes or data workflows.
Demonstrated ability to ship AI-powered features in production.
Experience with modern AI-assisted development tooling (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot) as part of daily workflow.
Strong backend engineering fundamentals: REST/gRPC APIs, microservices, relational databases, event-driven architectures.
Proficiency in at least one modern backend stack (Python preferred; Java, Go, or TypeScript also acceptable).
Experience integrating third-party AI/IDP platforms.
A track record of working fast and independently.
Product mindset: you measure success by business outcome, not lines of code.
Excellent written and verbal communication; you can explain trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Commitment to building inclusive, high-performing teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
Free testing for Natera employees and their immediate families.
Fertility care benefits.
Pregnancy and baby bonding leave.
401k benefits.
Commuter benefits.
Employee referral program!

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI-native accessioning automationLLMsvision modelsOCRIDP frameworksREST APIsgRPC APIsmicroservicesrelational databasesevent-driven architectures

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationindependent workproduct mindsetteam buildingtechnical quality improvementcollaborationfast executionproblem-solvingtrade-off explanation

Certifications

BS in Computer Science