Position Summary:
The Senior Pipeline Engineer within the Platform group will join a tight-knit, cross-functional team of scientists and engineers. This team is dedicated to developing a scalable and robust platform that will underpin Natera's next generation of clinical assays. You will be instrumental in the design, development, and architecture of software products relevant to the clinical laboratory, while also contributing to cutting-edge R&D, bioinformatics, and high-performance computing initiatives. We're seeking an experienced candidate who is proficient across various tech stacks, passionate about building robust and scalable software, and excited about their work directly impacting the care of millions of patients.
We need a Senior Pipeline Engineering Specialist to build our CI/CD systems and bioinformatics workflows. You'll create standardized code repositories, implement automated build and test pipelines, and develop modular Nextflow components for genomic data processing that run reliably at scale.
Required Experience & Skills:
BS in Computer Science or equivalent program
7+ years of experience in software development
Strong experience with GitHub Actions workflows and pipeline optimization
Experience with Nextflow and Argo workflows
Docker expertise, including multi-stage builds
Knowledge of artifact management systems (Artifactory, AWS ECR)
Experience with AWS Batch or similar cloud computing solutions
Proficiency with Git workflows, branch protection, and PR automation
Knowledge of common genomics data formats and tools preferred
Ability to develop automated testing frameworks for scientific pipelines
Understanding of distributed computing principles for large dataset processing
Experience with:
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
Nextflow DSL2 and nf-core modules
Docker, Singularity containers
AWS ECR, Batch, S3, Lambda
Python for pipeline utilities
ArgoCD for GitOps deployments
AWS CodePipeline
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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