Manager, Data Engineering

LOCATION:

This will be a hybrid role (2 days a week) working out of our San Carlos, CA location.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, supporting oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our goal in R&D Operations Data Science is to support R&D activities at Natera through data analytics and software tool development to optimize workflows and processes.

As a Data Engineering Manager on the team, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable data infrastructure, backend services, and software tools that enhance operational efficiency in R&D. Your role will focus on implementing new processes, optimizing data workflows, and developing software solutions to support R&D initiatives. You will work independently and cross-functionally, collaborating with R&D, data science, software engineering, and DevOps teams to build and maintain high-performance data pipelines, APIs, and cloud-based solutions. Additionally, you will manage a team of engineers, ensuring best practices in data engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and frontend integration.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data Engineering & Backend Development

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable data pipelines for ETL, data ingestion, and data transformation.
• Develop and deploy REST APIs and microservices using FastAPI (or similar Python frameworks).
• Implement and manage high-performance caching layers using Redis and Elasticsearch.
• Oversee data migration, data replication, and integration across multiple systems.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and reliability in engineering workflows.

DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD for automated deployments.
• Deploy and manage services on AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.).
• Implement containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, logging, and alerting for production workloads.
• Implement strategic cost optimization initiatives of cloud infrastructure.

Software Development & Tooling

• Develop custom software tools to optimize R&D workflows and process automation.
• Work with stakeholders to identify pain points and design engineering solutions that improve efficiency.
• Implement data visualization tools and dashboards to improve operational insights.

Frontend & Data Visualization

• Design and implement user-friendly data interfaces for internal R&D teams.

Leadership & Strategy

• Manage and mentor a team of data engineers.
• Drive best practices for code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Identify and implement new tools and technologies to improve data workflows and software development processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with R&D objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, backend development, and DevOps.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Knowledge of data pipelines, ETL processes, and database management.
• Expertise in microservices and REST API development (FastAPI preferred).
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, Fargate, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.).
• Proficiency in CI/CD automation using GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with React.js for frontend integration.
• Excellent problem-solving and leadership skills.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience with streaming data processing (Kafka, Spark, etc.).
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Apache Airflow)
• Knowledge of data governance and security best practices.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, and data caching strategies.

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.San Carlos, CA $161,700—$202,150 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/

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For more information:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
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