Staff Software Engineer

Natera

Staff Software Engineer focusing on creating custom lab software solutions for high-throughput laboratories at Natera. Collaborating with Engineering Team to develop scalable services and applications.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $167,300 - $209,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDynamoDBKafkaMySQLPostgresPythonReactSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
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.
Be the technical lead and mentor more junior engineers.
Visit the lab in San Carlos, CA occasionally to facilitate direct observation of the software in the lab and obtain real-time user feedback.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in developing software applications.
Proven experience with programming languages such as Python, React, and TypeScript.
Solid understanding of relational databases and proficiency in SQL programming, with a preference for MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Proficiency in leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and Glue.
Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC).
Proficiency in messaging frameworks such as Kafka.
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.

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

PythonReactTypeScriptSQLMySQLPostgreSQLAWS LambdaAWS RDSAWS S3Infrastructure as Code

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCommunicationInterpersonal Skills