As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of the LIMS application and related software. You will be one of the primary technical leads of the Software Engineering group, working to provide design solutions and general team leadership to other engineers and Technical Product Managers.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work closely with stakeholders and users to define requirements

Translate requirements into reliable and extensible operations-friendly applications in Java

Work with an engineering team to make key design and technical implementation decisions

Have a holistic view of processes and systems involved in taking patient samples from order to result in a multi-product clinical laboratory

Understand LIMS platform features and propose solutions that present trade-off analysis and make best use of the platform

Leverage off-the-shelf or existing functionality whenever possible so development resources can be focused on unmet needs

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

Improve development process and procedure and evangelize best practices

Develop and maintain automated tests

Provide second-tier production support

QUALIFICATIONS:

BS degree in computer science, comparable program, or equivalent.

10+ years of overall software development experience, preferably building complex data or process management applications in production

10 + years of experience with object-oriented programming in Java, preferably using open-source frameworks such as Spring Frameworks and Hibernate

10+ years of experience with web services (REST, etc), XML/JSON, and Oracle or other relational databases

10 + years of experience implementing and configuring Lab Vantage LIMS

Excellent communication

Commitment to diversity in engineering

NICE TO HAVE:

Experience designing, configuring, and implementing external applications and integrations with a Lab Vantage LIMS application

Experience designing, configuring, and implementing infrastructure and software used by the Lab Vantage LIMS application

Experience in configuration and customization of commercial off-the-shelf product LIMS system to support order to result workflows

Experience performing upgrades of a Lab Vantage LIMS system

Experience with front-end web programming, preferably with modern JavaScript frameworks (react, angular, etc.)

Healthcare IT experience:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Object Oriented Programming:

Java Enterprise Edition:

JavaScript

Relational Database and SQL Programming, prefer Oracle

REST APIs and other Web service backend technologies

CI / CD

Quality Assurance Mindset; Nice to have: familiarity with regulated environments

Compensation & Total Rewards

This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer at the time of hire. Final compensation will vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

This position is also eligible for additional compensation and benefits through Natera’s robust Total Rewards program, including:

Annual performance incentive bonus

Long-term equity awards

Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off and company holidays

Additional wellness and work-life benefits

Compensation Range $167,300—$209,100 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 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.

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

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