Software Engineer, Full Stack

Worky; San Carlos (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 114,000; Part time

Job summary

Natera is seeking a Software Engineer, Full Stack to design, develop, and maintain full-stack software applications, APIs, and data services that support our Sample Management and analytics platform. You have experience building user-facing web applications and a passion for great user experience with a great eye for design.

You're comfortable leveraging APIs and services, local and cloud-based, to deliver these experiences to users.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of overall software development experience, preferably secure, scalable web applications with frontend and backend web technologies

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the architecture and product teams to drive complex system design
• Perform code reviews and mentor the development team with best practices
• Make key design and technical implementation decisions on complex systems and help guide engineering vision
• Work with stakeholders to define requirements, and transform them into scalable, reliable REST microservice APIs
• Design, build, and maintain systems to support business applications, including data pipelines and analytics services on Snowflake

Skills

TypeScript

Python

React

REST APIs

SQL

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Tools

FastAPI

dbt

Snowflake

Pydantic

Uvicorn

Job description

POSITION LOCATION & DURATION:

This is a six-month hybrid (one day a week onsite in San Carlos, CA) contract role with hourly compensation. There is potential to extend or convert to full-time based on performance and business needs.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Software Engineer, Full Stack you will design, develop, and maintain full-stack software applications, APIs, and data services that support our Sample Management and analytics platform. You have experience building user-facing web applications and have a passion for great user experience with a great eye for design. You're comfortable leveraging APIs and services, local and cloud-based, to deliver these experiences to users. You'll use these skills, along with tools like React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Snowflake, dbt, AWS (ECS Fargate, Lambda, S3), and AWS CDK. Together with the talented Engineering Team, Product Managers and Designers, you will work on new and exciting experiences for our customers.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with the architecture and product teams to drive complex system design
• Perform code reviews and mentor the development team with best practices
• Make key design and technical implementation decisions on complex systems and help guide engineering vision
• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements, and transform them into highly scalable and reliable, developer-friendly REST microservice APIs
• Design, build, and maintain highly sustainable systems to support our business applications, including data pipelines and analytics services on Snowflake

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of overall software development experience, preferably secure, scalable web applications with frontend and backend web technologies

The following are specifically desirable:

• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with Python and modern backend frameworks, especially FastAPI (with Pydantic and Uvicorn)
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
• Experience with React for frontend development, ideally with Material UI and Vite
• Experience with Docker, AWS ECS (Fargate), and infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK
• Experience with cloud providers, AWS is preferred
• Experience with data warehousing and analytics, especially Snowflake and dbt
• Experience with databases including SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and cloud data platforms
• Experience with micro-service enterprise architecture, cross-platform integration, and building scalable applications in heterogeneous environments
• Experience with the software development lifecycle process from build, software configuration, change control, and release and deployment activities
• Strong relational database skills including database design and optimization
• Demonstrated teamwork skills with a solid analytical background
• Excellent organizational, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Full-stack web application programming
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Python (FastAPI, Pydantic, Pandas)
• React (with Material UI, built via Vite)
• Relational Database and SQL Programming, prefer PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Snowflake and dbt for data warehousing and transformation
• REST APIs and other web service backend technologies
• AWS infrastructure
• AWS Services, such as ECS (Fargate), Lambda, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudFront, ECR, EFS, Secrets Manager, and Redshift
• Infrastructure-as-code with AWS CDK (TypeScript)
• Docker and container-oriented technologies
• CI / CD, specifically GitLab CI
• Automated testing with pytest, Vitest, and Playwright
• Identity and integration platforms such as Okta (SSO), Jira, and Slack
• Quality Assurance Mindset; Nice to have: familiarity with regulated environment

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

Remote USA

$66 — $83 USD

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, 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!

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/