Manager, Software Engineering

Summary

Join Natera's rapidly growing team as an Engineering Manager to lead the Internal Tools team, a full-stack platform supporting business operations. This hands-on role involves guiding a team of engineers, participating in system design and development, and contributing to improved patient outcomes. You will lead the team in designing, developing, and maintaining AWS serverless microservices and front-end systems. The position requires strong expertise in various technologies, including TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, and GraphQL APIs. As a leader, you will manage projects, nurture engineers' careers, and collaborate with stakeholders. The goal is to drive continuous improvement in the event-driven architecture and microservices approach.

Requirements

• 3+ years of proven track record building and managing high-performance engineering teams
• 7+ years of hands-on development experience with TypeScript and Node.js in a production environment
• Strong expertise in event-driven architecture and message processing (e.g., Kafka , AWS EventBridge )
• Experience with GraphQL API design and implementation
• Extensive experience with AWS services and microservice architecture
• Experience leading teams building secure, scalable backend and front-end services (React, Next.js)
• Experience working with off-shore contractors and remote/hybrid teams
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CDK , Terraform , CloudFormation )
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on expertise in TypeScript programming with Node.js
• Front-end experience using React and Next.js (and other relevant libraries/frameworks)
• Strong experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda , Step Functions , SQS , SNS , S3 )
• Practical knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL , ElasticSearch , DynamoDB )
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration
• Expertise in GraphQL API development and Kafka (or AWS EventBridge) event streaming
• Strong background in microservice architecture patterns
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK , etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., GitLab)
• Proven ability to mentor and grow engineering talent
• Strong project management skills in Agile environments

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Internal Tools team while maintaining hands-on involvement in development
• Drive technical design, architecture decisions, and implementation strategies for operational processing systems
• Establish and maintain engineering best practices around TypeScript, Node.js, React/Next.js, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures
• Oversee development of the Internal Tools platform, ensuring high availability and reliability
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and resources while maintaining technical excellence
• Lead Agile ceremonies with a focus on continuous improvement and team efficiency
• Guide the career development of engineers, with a focus on full-stack development expertise
• Provide mentorship in Node.js, TypeScript, React/Next.js, AWS, and microservices best practices
• Conduct regular 1:1s and performance evaluations focused on technical and professional growth
• Work closely with Product Management and stakeholders to define and deliver key capabilities in operational processing
• Foster collaboration between the Internal Tools team and other engineering teams
• Drive continuous improvement in our event-driven architecture and microservices approach (leveraging AWS EventBridge and AWS Step Functions )
• Optimize development processes while maintaining high-quality standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Bedrock and GenAI is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical leadership with people management
• Experience with testing strategies and quality assurance practices

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits
• A generous employee referral program