Senior Software Quality Engineer, Pipelines

Summary

Join Natera as a Sr. Software Quality Engineer and contribute to the end-to-end verification of our software systems and services. You will perform software verification, design test strategies, build and maintain our test automation framework, and perform debugging and root cause analysis. Collaboration with software engineers and bioinformatics scientists is crucial throughout the SDLC. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in test automation. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans, as well as free testing for employees and their families. We are a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, committed to innovation and a diverse workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics or engineering related area
• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing test automation frameworks and harnesses using programming and scripting languages
• Strong working knowledge of Java
• Recent hands-on experience developing test automation code using tools and libraries, such as TestNG, Junit, Hamcrest and others (Selenium is nice to have)
• Recent hands-on experience of REST API testing and test automation
• Experience writing verification plans, test cases, defects reports, executing & managing test cases using test cases management system and writing verification reports
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, system dependencies, and product integration phases

Responsibilities

• Perform software verification, define and execute test cases and scenarios required for software quality assurance and regulatory compliance
• Perform system analysis, assess risk, and develop strong test strategies by analyzing product design and technical specifications, and by collaborating with product managers and developers
• Participate in building and maintaining a data-driven test automation framework using automation tools and libraries
• Perform debugging and root cause analysis of product issues or defects
• Evangelize new testing methodologies, best practices and tools with goals to continuously improve test coverage
• Work closely with software engineers and bioinformatics scientists in all phases of SDLC to build quality into our development process
• Work with software engineers to design data-driven test scenarios and its expected results

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of foundational bioinformatics algorithms such as Alignment, Demultiplexing and Variant Calling; experience working with FASTQ, BAM and VCF files
• Experience building basic SQL queries (SELECT \ JOIN) is nice to have

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!