Software Engineer III

Hidden Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life and disability coverage

Retirement benefits

Commuter support

Family leave

Job summary

natera seeks a Software Engineer III to design and maintain full-stack applications supporting genetic laboratory workflows. You’ll collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver reliable tools while improving software quality and development practices.

The role requires handling PHI with strict privacy and security adherence. The candidate should have 5+ years of professional experience, strong Java/Spring Boot, SQL, REST API design, and containerized/cloud-native delivery (Docker,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; master preferred.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong Java, Spring Boot, SQL, REST API design and relational databases.
• Experience with containers and cloud-native delivery (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with automated testing and Git workflows.

Responsibilities

• Make design and implementation decisions as part of a collaborative engineering team.
• Work directly with stakeholders to understand workflows and translate needs into reliable applications.
• Design, build, test, maintain, and improve sustainable full-stack software.
• Develop services and data workflows using APIs, relational databases, messaging, and workflow orchestration.
• Improve engineering processes and promote best practices, and contribute to automated testing and delivery.
• Complete required privacy, security, and policy training and maintain compliance with applicable handling procedures for protected health information.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

REST API design

Relational databases

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

JUnit

Testcontainers

Git

Code review

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Git

JUnit

Testcontainers

Job description

Role overview

The Software Engineer III develops and maintains full-stack applications and services that support operational workflows for genetic laboratory testing. Working with engineering partners, operational users, and other stakeholders, this role turns complex requirements into dependable, extensible tools while helping improve development practices and software quality.

The position regularly handles protected health information in paper and electronic form, so careful adherence to privacy, security, and compliance procedures is part of the work.

Responsibilities

• Make design and implementation decisions as part of a collaborative engineering team.
• Work directly with stakeholders and users to understand workflows and translate needs into reliable applications.
• Design, build, test, maintain, and improve sustainable full-stack software.
• Develop services and data workflows using APIs, relational databases, messaging, and workflow orchestration.
• Improve engineering processes, promote best practices, and contribute to automated testing and delivery.
• Complete required privacy, security, and policy training and maintain compliance with applicable handling procedures for protected health information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a comparable discipline, or equivalent experience; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least five years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, SQL, REST API design, and relational databases.
• Demonstrated teamwork, analytical ability, and clear written and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with containerized and cloud-native delivery practices, including Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools.
• Experience with automated testing and source-control collaboration, including JUnit, Testcontainers, Git, and code review workflows.

Nice to have

Experience with Spring Framework or Hibernate, modern JavaScript frameworks, healthcare IT, Temporal, Kafka, schema registries, MySQL, Liquibase, OpenAPI, Selenium, Cucumber, or AI-assisted development tools is beneficial. A commitment to inclusive collaboration and diversity in engineering is also valued.

Benefits and work setup

The role is remote within the United States.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, commuter support, family and bonding leave, fertility-related support, and access to testing benefits for eligible employees and immediate family members.