We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with strong Python experience, frontend proficiency (preferably in React), and backend experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred). In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of full-stack software solutions supporting research, product development, and clinical testing operations. A candidate with an understanding of NGS laboratory workflows and data management is preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement full-stack applications using React (frontend) and Python (backend), with a database primary data store.
Collaborate with scientists, laboratory operators, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical, production-ready software solutions.
Contribute to architectural decisions, system design reviews, and sprint planning within a collaborative software development team.
Ensure software meets the highest standards of robustness, performance, and compliance, adhering to regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 13485, IEC 62304).
Follow software engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and change management protocols.
Integrate cloud computing solutions (e.g., AWS or GCP) for data analysis, storage, and deployment.
Continuously improve existing codebases and internal development processes through refactoring and peer feedback.
Engage in cross-functional initiatives that span assay development, lab automation, and commercial software products.
Qualifications
Required
8+ years of professional full-stack development experience, with significant time spent interacting with end users to develop and refine UX requirements.
Strong proficiency in Python for backend development.
Professional experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks for building responsive UIs.
Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
Familiarity with Docker and containerized environments; Kubernetes a plus.
Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Strong understanding of software development best practices including version control, testing, and code review.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Enthusiasm for working in a mission-driven team environment focused on patient impact.
Preferred
Experience in regulated software environments (ISO 13485, IEC 62304).
Familiarity with bioinformatics workflows, clinical lab processes, or NGS data handling.
Background in data visualization, scientific computing, or computational biology is a plus.
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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Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional full-stack development experience
- Strong proficiency in Python for backend development
- Professional experience with React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
- Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
- Familiarity with Docker and containerized environments
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Strong understanding of software development best practices
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Enthusiasm for working in a mission-driven team environment
- Experience in regulated software environments (ISO 13485, IEC 62304)
- Familiarity with bioinformatics workflows or NGS data handling
- Background in data visualization or computational biology
What We Do
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. Where some set out to build a test, we set out to achieve a mission: change the management of disease worldwide by using DNA testing to proactively inform treatment. Through a cfDNA technology platform approach, we've pioneered noninvasive testing in unlimited applications—each with their own potential to revolutionize care for patients. #TeamNatera includes clinicians, scientists, biostatisticians, researchers, and laboratory professionals from around the world. Our diverse teams blend a passion for patients with deep clinical, scientific, and technological roots. Natera’s tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy.
