Sr Software Engineer - LIMS

Position Summary

As a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain the LIMS application and related systems. Working closely with the Engineering team, Product Managers, and Architects, you will help build software that supports Natera's products workflows. Join a team passionate about transforming disease management and making a real-world impact.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and refine requirements

• Design and develop scalable, operations-friendly applications in Java

• Drive key technical and architectural decisions within the engineering team

• Understand end-to-end workflows from order to result in a multi-product clinical lab

• Prioritize reuse of off-the-shelf or existing functionality where possible

• Integrate other enterprise systems and services to create seamless business processes.

• Promote best practices in development, deployment, and testing

• Develop and maintain automated tests

• Provide second-tier production support

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

• 10+ years of software development experience, ideally with complex data/process-driven applications

• Proficiency in Java with frameworks like Spring and Hibernate

• Experience with RESTful services, XML/JSON, and relational databases

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS

• Experience with microservices architecture and cross-platform integration

• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle

• Strong skills in relational database design and optimization

Nice to Have

• Experience with LabVantage LIMS or similar systems

• Hands-on configuration/customization of commercial LIMS products

• Front-end experience using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular)

• Background in Healthcare IT or regulated environments

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Java EE, Spring Framework

• REST APIs, Event-Driven Microservices

• Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker

• SQL and relational databases (MySQL, Oracle or PostgreSQL preferred)

• AWS (S3, SQS, SNS)

• CI/CD pipelines

• Strong QA mindset

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills

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$118,200—$147,700 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!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

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