[Hiring] Senior Manager, Software Engineering @Natera

Role Description

Natera is seeking a skilled, experienced and self-motivated Sr Engineering Manager to lead a software development team in a fast-growing biotech company. The team will be primarily responsible for architecting, implementing and supporting the genomics tertiary analysis software for all products across the Natera portfolio.

This role includes building and leading a distributed engineering team, working close to project management and product managers, and professional communication responsibilities on high-impact, high-visibility products. The individual will also be expected to drive process improvements and represent Natera tertiary software in regulatory and client audits.

Responsibilities:

• Lead
  • Build and lead successful high-performing teams
  • Provide technical leadership for software development engineers, both onsite and remote
  • Own technical design, architecture and implementation of genomics tertiary analysis software
  • Collaborate with leads working in other products to identify similarities and drive standardization
  • Work closely with 3rd party vendors to ensure the overall solution meets business demands
  • Drive implementation of the best engineering practices
  • Own and contribute to release planning and management for the team's software applications
• Manage
  • Manage multiple ongoing projects
  • Work closely with project managers and technical product managers to understand requirements
  • Communicate issues and risks to project managers
• Nurture
  • Guide the career development of team members
  • Provide continuous individual performance feedback
• Collaborate
  • Build and maintain ongoing strong working relationships with stakeholders
  • Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional development teams
• Effect change
  • Provide feedback to management and initiate change to optimize software development processes
  • Own process improvement initiatives
• Grow
  • Learn to write and review compliant documentation
  • Learn to represent Natera tertiary software in audits
  • Learn software / architecture in depth

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or equivalent demonstrated industry experience
• 5+ years of proven track record of building and managing high performing engineering teams
• Extensive experience building genomics tertiary analysis software for clinical and research use
• 8+ years of experience in software development using Java or similar language
• Experience developing software in a regulated environment
• Experience in and aptitude for leading remote teams

Requirements

• Proven record of managing highly effective engineering teams
• Experience in building robust enterprise applications using Java or Python
• Expertise in building highly scalable and easy to maintain distributed systems
• Hands-on coding, design, architecture, and agentic AI skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A passion for people management and mentorship
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively
• Demonstrate initiative with a proactive approach to addressing issues
• Must demonstrate strong work ethic, work well under pressure
• Experience in genomics secondary analysis solutions 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