Senior Software Engineer - Data

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer - Data to join our team and play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining our data infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the AWS stack, advanced SQL skills, and a strong background in developing scalable data solutions. This role will focus on delivering data as a product, optimizing data pipelines, ensuring data governance and quality standards, and contributing to automation efforts. Experience with Kafka, machine learning workflows, data science, or genomic data is highly desirable and will be considered a bonus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize scalable, efficient data pipelines for both batch and streaming data using AWS technologies.
• Leverage advanced SQL skills to ensure high performance and scalability of data workflows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and deliver data products that align with business requirements.
• Ensure data products are reliable, maintainable, and meet performance standards.
• Implement robust data governance frameworks to ensure compliance with organizational policies and standards.
• Establish and enforce data quality standards to maintain the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data assets.
• Apply data management fundamentals to optimize data organization, storage, and retrieval processes.
• Write clean, reusable code in Python or similar programming languages to automate data workflows.
• Identify opportunities for automation to improve the efficiency and reliability of data processes.
• Leverage a deep understanding of data storage principles to design efficient, cost-effective storage solutions using AWS services such as S3, Redshift, and DynamoDB.
• Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and data scientists to support data-driven initiatives.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers, promoting technical growth and knowledge sharing.
• Assist in creating and managing dashboards or visualizations using tools like AWS QuickSight, Tableau, or similar BI tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, working on large-scale data infrastructure.
• Proficiency in the AWS stack, including services like Redshift, Glue, Lambda, S3, Kinesis, and DynamoDB.
• Advanced SQL skills with demonstrated ability in query optimization and complex data transformations.
• Strong programming skills in Python or similar programming languages, with experience in ETL/ELT pipeline development.
• Proven experience implementing data governance frameworks and enforcing data quality standards.
• Solid understanding of data management fundamentals, including governance, quality frameworks, and storage optimization.
• Knowledge of data storage principles, such as partitioning, indexing, and data lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka for streaming data pipelines and event-driven architectures is a plus.
• Knowledge of machine learning workflows or data science concepts is desirable.
• Experience working with genomic or bioinformatics data is a bonus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset with a focus on delivering results.

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$118,200—$147,700 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:
- BBB announcement on job scams 
- FBI Cyber Crime resource page