Summary
Join Natera as a Senior Software Engineer and collaborate with a team to develop innovative experiences for internal stakeholders. This role focuses on creating a custom lab software solution for a high-throughput laboratory. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable services, develop front-end and back-end applications, and implement CI/CD pipelines. Responsibilities include collaborating with end-users and optimizing architecture on the AWS cloud platform. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of software development experience and proficiency in Python, React, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services. A strong quality assurance mindset and excellent communication skills are essential.
Requirements
- 5+ 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
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
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building custom Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) or Laboratory Execution Systems (LES)
- Located in Austin, Texas, to facilitate direct observation of the software in the lab and obtain real-time user feedback
Benefits
- Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
- 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!
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