[Hiring] Manager, Software Engineering @Natera

Role Description

Natera is seeking a hands-on, self-motivated Engineering Manager to lead a global software development team in the women's health domain in a fast-growing biotech company. In this pivotal role, you will be at the forefront of cutting-edge research in the field of non-invasive prenatal testing, overseeing a team dedicated to advancing our revolutionary initiatives. Your responsibilities will encompass:

• Providing technical leadership for a software development team, US-based and international, to deliver high-quality software on time and on budget.
• Leading technical design, architecture, and implementation strategy for the team's services and integrations.
• Establishing and modeling engineering best practices, including how AI tools are used safely in a regulated environment.
• Writing production code on the team's services, taking tickets yourself, especially on critical-path and cross-team work.
• Reviewing merge requests every week, holding a high bar for correctness, test coverage, and maintainability.
• Contributing directly to testing: writing and extending automated tests, verifying changes before release, and helping triage production issues.
• Using AI coding assistants and agentic tools in your own daily work, and coaching your team to do the same.
• Managing multiple concurrent projects spanning product launches, platform migrations, and production support.
• Guiding the career development of team members and growing their technical, interpersonal, and AI skills.
• Building and maintaining ongoing strong working relationships with stakeholders.
• Providing feedback to management and initiating change to optimize software development processes.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of proven track record of building and managing high-performance engineering teams.
• 5+ years of experience in software development using Java or similar languages.
• Practical, daily experience with AI coding tools and agentic workflows.
• Experience in and aptitude for leading remote teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for people management and mentorship.
• Experience in biotech, diagnostics, healthcare, or another regulated industry is a strong plus.

Requirements

• Proven record of managing highly effective engineering teams.
• Willingness and ability to manage global teams across multiple time zones.
• Focus on recruiting strong and diverse talent.
• Strong experience mentoring developers and test engineers.
• Excellent project management skills in Agile environments.
• Experience building enterprise back-end services using Java/Spring Boot or similar.
• Experience with distributed and event-driven systems such as Kafka.
• Hands-on coding, design, architecture, and code-review skills.
• Test automation experience, and a habit of building quality in rather than inspecting it in.
• A track record of using AI to measurably improve a team's delivery.
• Sound judgment about where AI helps and where it needs guardrails.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively.
• Initiative: a proactive approach to addressing issues and finding creative solutions.
• A strong work ethic and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Experience with Next Generation Sequencing data, bioinformatics pipelines, or genomics workflow platforms is a plus.
• Experience developing software in a regulated environment (e.g., CLIA/CAP, FDA design controls, 21 CFR Part 11) is a plus.

Benefits

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

Company Description

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.