Software Engineer III

Natera
Remote USAFull-time$116,240–$145,300Posted Aug 27, 2026

About the role

Position Summary

As a Software Engineer III, you will design, develop, and maintain full-stack software applications and services to support Natera Operations information processing for genetic lab tests. You will work with operational teams to optimize their workflows and software and build the next generation of Natera ops tools, using a combination of tools.

Primary Responsibilities

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

Work closely with stakeholders and users to define requirements and transform them into reliable and extensible operations-friendly applications

Design, build, and maintain sustainable applications

Improve development process and procedure and evangelize best practices

This role works with Protected Health Information (PHI) on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and has access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.

You must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.

You must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.

You must pass a post-offer criminal background check

Qualifications

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

5+ years of overall software development experience

Nice to have: experience with object-oriented programming in Java, preferably using open source framework such as Spring Frameworks and Hibernate

Experience with web services (REST, etc) and relational databases

Nice to have: experience with front-end web programming, preferably with modern javascript frameworks (react, angular, etc)

Demonstrated teamwork skills

Solid analytical background

Excellent communication

Commitment to diversity in engineering

Healthcare IT experience is beneficial, but not required

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Core Languages & Frameworks

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Workflow & Messaging

Temporal (workflow orchestration)

Kafka

Confluent Schema Registry

Database & Migrations

MySQL

Liquibase

Infrastructure & DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins)

Testing

JUnit 5

Testcontainers

Test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber)

AI-Assisted Development Tools

Cursor

Claude

GitHub Copilot / other AI coding assistants

Version Control & Collaboration

Git / GitLab

Jira / Confluence

API & Documentation

REST API design

Swagger / OpenAPI

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

$116,240—$145,300 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.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.

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

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For More Information

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Responsibilities

  • Work with an engineering team to make key design and technical implementation decisions
  • Work closely with stakeholders and users to define requirements and transform them into reliable and extensible operations-friendly applications
  • Design, build, and maintain sustainable applications
  • Improve development process and procedure and evangelize best practices

Qualifications

  • BS degree in computer science, comparable program, or equivalent; MS preferred
  • 5+ years of overall software development experience
  • Experience with object-oriented programming in Java, preferably using open source framework such as Spring Frameworks and Hibernate
  • Experience with web services (REST, etc) and relational databases
  • Experience with front-end web programming, preferably with modern javascript frameworks (react, angular, etc)
  • Demonstrated teamwork skills
  • Solid analytical background
  • Excellent communication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
  • Free testing for employees and their immediate families
  • Fertility care benefits
  • Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
  • 401k benefits
  • Commuter benefits
  • Generous employee referral program

Skills mentioned

JavaSpring BootSQLREST APIsMySQLDockerKubernetesCI/CDApache KafkaJUnit

About Natera

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA and precision medicine, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, organ health, and rare disease. We aim to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard-of-care to protect health and inform earlier, more targeted interventions that help lead to longer, healthier lives. Natera’s tests are supported by more than 325 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate excellent performance. Natera operates ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Austin, Texas, and San Carlos, California, and through Foresight Diagnostics, its subsidiary, operates an ISO 27001-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory certified under CLIA in Boulder, Colorado. Please be advised that Natera will only reach out to candidates with an @natera.com email domain. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes. https://www.natera.com/privacy/

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