[Hiring] Vice President of Engineering, UX/Commercial Applications @Natera

Role Description

Natera is seeking a Vice President of Engineering, UX/Commercial Applications to lead a 100+ person engineering organization responsible for our commercial software platforms. This leader will focus on strengthening execution, raising engineering standards, and advancing AI-enabled product and development capabilities.

• Scope includes:
• Patient and Provider Portals
• EMR integrations & interoperability
• Internal service and operational systems
• Omni-channel communications
• Billing and revenue platforms
• AI-powered chat and voice automation

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• 6+ years leading large engineering organizations (50-150+ engineers)
• Strong technical depth in cloud-native distributed systems (AWS preferred)
• Experience deploying AI/ML or GenAI solutions in production environments
• Track record of improving execution, quality, and engineering effectiveness

Requirements

• Lead and scale a 100+ engineer organization through Directors and Sr. Directors
• Improve delivery predictability, engineering velocity, and production quality
• Strengthen planning, estimation, and development processes
• Raise the bar on accountability and ownership
• Develop strong engineering leaders and succession depth
• Strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)
• Experience building scalable, highly available platforms
• Deep understanding of modern web stacks (APIs, React, TypeScript, services)
• Experience leading platform modernization and reliability improvements
• Comfortable engaging deeply in architecture reviews and technical decisions
• Expand the use of Generative AI across patient and provider workflows
• Scale AI-powered automation (chat/voice, document processing, operational workflows)
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, reliable, and production-ready
• Drive thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development tools
• Improve SDLC efficiency through automation and modern tooling
• Build engineering practices that effectively leverage AI

Benefits

• Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
• 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.
• Generous employee referral program!