POSITION SUMMARY:
Senior Software Engineer in Test is a software engineer who owns the quality and reliability of the systems they build. You bring deep expertise in test automation and quality engineering, combined with a drive to expand into building production software. You design systems with testability in mind from the start and ensure the code you ship meets the highest standards. This role is ideal for engineers with strong automation backgrounds who want to grow their software development skills while leveraging their quality engineering expertise.
Together with the Engineering Team, Product Managers, and Designers, you will build new features and experiences for our customers while establishing the automated testing and quality practices that give the team confidence to ship quickly.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design, build, and maintain production software systems alongside supporting test automation infrastructure.
Own end-to-end quality for features you develop, from unit tests through integration and system validation.
Build and maintain test automation frameworks and tools using AI and clean coding practices.
Work closely with the architecture team on system design, ensuring testability and reliability are built in from the start.
Perform code reviews with attention to both functionality and test coverage, mentoring the team on quality best practices.
Develop test strategies by analyzing product design and technical specifications in collaboration with product managers.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to establish continuous build and test cycles.
Transform requirements into highly scalable, reliable, and well-tested APIs.
Continuously improve testing methodologies and tooling to increase test coverage and engineering velocity.
Report, document, and communicate issues discovered through testing with affected teams.
Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
BS degree in Computer Science, comparable program, or equivalent work experience.
7+ years of experience in test automation and quality engineering, with demonstrated software development skills.
Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks using Java and Python.
Experience with cloud technologies, AWS preferred.
Experience with software development lifecycle from design through deployment, with emphasis on building quality into every phase.
Experience with microservice architecture and building scalable applications.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Object Oriented Programming in Java and Python
Test automation tools and libraries such as Selenium, TestNG, and JUnit
REST API development and testing
Relational databases and SQL programming, preferably MySQL or PostgreSQL
AWS Services such as SQS, S3, and SNS
Docker and container-oriented technologies
CI/CD pipeline development and integration
Strong analytical skills with attention to system dependencies and integration points
Excellent communication skills for collaborating across teams
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.
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