Vice President of Engineering, UX/Commercial Applications

Natera is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. They are seeking a Vice President of Engineering, UX/Commercial Applications to lead a 100+ person engineering organization responsible for their commercial software platforms, focusing on execution, engineering standards, and AI-enabled product capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and scale a 100+ engineer organization through Directors and Sr. Directors
• Improve delivery predictability, engineering velocity, and production quality
• Strengthen planning, estimation, and development processes
• Raise the bar on accountability and ownership
• Develop strong engineering leaders and succession depth
• Strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)
• Experience building scalable, highly available platforms
• Deep understanding of modern web stacks (APIs, React, TypeScript, services)
• Experience leading platform modernization and reliability improvements
• Comfortable engaging deeply in architecture reviews and technical decisions
• Expand the use of Generative AI across patient and provider workflows
• Scale AI-powered automation (chat/voice, document processing, operational workflows)
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, reliable, and production-ready
• Drive thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development tools
• Improve SDLC efficiency through automation and modern tooling
• Build engineering practices that effectively leverage AI

Requirements:

• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• 6+ years leading large engineering organizations (50-150+ engineers)
• Strong technical depth in cloud-native distributed systems
• Experience building scalable, highly available platforms
• Deep understanding of modern web stacks (APIs, React, TypeScript, services)
• Experience leading platform modernization and reliability improvements
• Comfortable engaging deeply in architecture reviews and technical decisions
• Expand the use of Generative AI across patient and provider workflows
• Scale AI-powered automation (chat/voice, document processing, operational workflows)
• Ensure AI solutions are secure, reliable, and production-ready
• Drive thoughtful adoption of AI-assisted development tools
• Improve SDLC efficiency through automation and modern tooling
• Build engineering practices that effectively leverage AI
• Track record of improving execution, quality, and engineering effectiveness
• Technically strong and comfortable being in the weeds when needed
• Detail-oriented and execution-focused
• Low-ego, Calm, pragmatic, and decisive
• Experienced leading in fast-paced, growth environments
• Focused on raising standards without adding unnecessary bureaucracy
• AWS preferred
• Experience deploying AI/ML or GenAI solutions in production environments