Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join Natera as a Principal Software Engineer and lead the design, development, and maintenance of lab applications. You will be a primary technical lead, guiding other engineers and product managers. Key responsibilities include defining requirements with stakeholders, translating them into Java applications, making key design and implementation decisions, and integrating enterprise systems. The role requires a BS in computer science or equivalent, 10+ years of software development experience with Java, and experience with LabVantage LIMS. Preferred qualifications include experience with external application integrations and front-end web programming. Natera offers competitive benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, free testing for employees and their families, fertility care benefits, and more.

Requirements

• BS degree in computer science, comparable program, or equivalent
• 10+ years of overall software development experience, preferably building complex data or process management applications in production
• 10 + years of experience with object-oriented programming in Java, preferably using open-source frameworks such as Spring Frameworks and Hibernate
• 10+ years of experience with web services (REST, etc), XML/JSON, and Oracle or other relational databases
• 10 + years of experience implementing and configuring LabVantage LIMS
• Excellent communication
• Commitment to diversity in engineering

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders and users to define requirements
• Translate requirements into reliable and extensible operations-friendly applications in Java
• Work with an engineering team to make key design and technical implementation decisions
• Have a holistic view of processes and systems involved in taking patient samples from order to result in a multi-product clinical laboratory
• Understand LIMS platform features and propose solutions that present trade-off analysis and make best use of the platform
• Leverage off-the-shelf or existing functionality whenever possible so development resources can be focused on unmet needs
• Integrate other enterprise systems and services to create seamless business processes
• Improve development process and procedure and evangelize best practices
• Develop and maintain automated tests
• Provide second-tier production support

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing, configuring, and implementing external applications and integrations with a LabVantage LIMS application
• Experience designing, configuring, and implementing infrastructure and software used by the LabVantage LIMS application
• Experience in configuration and customization of commercial off-the-shelf product LIMS system to support order to result workflows
• Experience performing upgrades of a LabVantage LIMS system
• Experience with front-end web programming, preferably with modern JavaScript frameworks (react, angular, etc.)
• Healthcare IT experience

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
• Generous employee referral program