Manager, Platform Engineering at Natera – US Remote Job Paying $138,700–$173,350

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Natera previously advertised a Manager, Platform Engineering position for an experienced engineering leader to oversee cloud infrastructure, orchestration, and event-streaming systems. The role combines technical leadership, people management, platform strategy, and the development of an AI-native Internal Developer Platform.

The advertised US salary range was $138,700–$173,350 per year. The company sought a professional with at least eight years of cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience and a proven record of leading technical teams.

Job Overview

Job Title: Manager, Platform Engineering

Company: Natera

Job Category: Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Remote within the United States

Experience Required: 8+ years in cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering, including 2–3 years in a leadership role

Key Technologies: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka/MSK, orchestration, AI-enabled automation

Advertised Salary: US$138,700–US$173,350 per year

Application Deadline: No confirmed deadline available

Current Status: Appears closed; verify before applying

Original Listing: View on Remote OK

Official Careers Page: Natera Careers

About Natera

Natera is a healthcare technology company specialising in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing and genetic diagnostics. Its work spans women's health, oncology, and organ health, supporting personalised testing and more informed healthcare decisions.

Behind its diagnostic services is a technology environment that depends on reliable infrastructure, secure data handling, scalable cloud services, and dependable software delivery. Platform engineering helps provide the systems and tools that allow software teams to build, deploy, and operate applications effectively.

The advertised position was intended for a leader who could improve this internal technology environment while ensuring that infrastructure remained reliable, secure, and capable of supporting the organisation's needs.

About the Manager, Platform Engineering Role

The Manager, Platform Engineering would lead three major workstreams: cloud engineering, orchestration, and Kafka-based event streaming. The position reports to the Director of Platform Engineering and involves guiding experienced engineers, including staff-level specialists.

Natera described its approach as “platform as a product.” Rather than treating infrastructure as a background service, the team aims to make it easier for internal developers to deploy, scale, and manage applications through self-service tools and consistent workflows.

The manager would be responsible for the platform's strategic direction, technical roadmap, operational performance, and adoption across engineering teams. The role requires a balance of hands-on technical understanding, leadership, product thinking, and stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform strategy: Define and maintain a multi-year roadmap for cloud infrastructure, orchestration services, and Kafka-based event-streaming systems.
• Team leadership: Lead and develop engineering teams, establish priorities, mentor technical specialists, and support high-quality delivery.
• Cloud infrastructure: Oversee cloud engineering practices using AWS and related infrastructure technologies.
• Developer experience: Improve the internal developer platform by identifying friction points and delivering self-service tools and repeatable workflows.
• Technical standards: Guide the adoption of Kubernetes, Terraform, orchestration services, and other platform technologies.
• Event-driven architecture: Oversee Kafka and Amazon MSK capabilities to support scalable, reliable, high-throughput data streaming.
• Reliability and performance: Maintain production stability, improve operational practices, and ensure that platform services meet agreed reliability expectations.
• AI-enabled operations: Explore AI techniques, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic reasoning, and language-model-driven automation, to improve operational workflows.
• Stakeholder engagement: Work with engineering leadership and internal platform users to align technical decisions with business priorities.
• Project delivery: Guide high-impact projects from planning through execution while managing technical debt, risks, and competing priorities.
• Platform adoption: Measure internal user satisfaction and encourage engineering teams to adopt the platform's tools and services.

Eligibility Requirements

The advertised role sought a senior engineering professional with the following qualifications:

• At least eight years of experience in cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering.
• Approximately two to three years or more in a technical leadership or people-management position.
• Strong practical expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Advanced knowledge of Kafka or Amazon MSK and event-driven architectures.
• Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service infrastructure, or developer productivity tools.
• Understanding of service-level objectives (SLOs), reliability, and operational performance.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled operational workflows, such as RAG, agentic reasoning, or LLM-driven automation.
• Ability to establish a technical roadmap and execute it in an environment with changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical strategy in business terms.
• Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating with senior technical stakeholders.

Salary and Benefits

The advertised annual salary range was US$138,700–US$173,350 for the US position. Actual compensation may vary depending on factors such as experience, technical expertise, qualifications, and work location.

Applicants should consult the employer's official listing for details about insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, and other employment terms. The advertised salary should not be assumed to apply to workers employed outside the United States.

Can Applicants from Nigeria Apply?

Location restriction: The vacancy was advertised as US Remote. This generally means remote work from an eligible location within the United States, not unrestricted worldwide employment.

Applicants living in Nigeria should not assume they qualify. If a similar position becomes available, check whether Natera accepts applicants residing outside the United States and whether any work-authorisation requirements apply.

How to Find Current Opportunities

Because this specific vacancy appears to have closed, the safest next step is to search Natera's official careers portal for currently available engineering and platform positions.

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Final Thoughts

The Manager, Platform Engineering position at Natera was a senior opportunity for engineering leaders experienced in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, and AI-enabled platform operations. It combined technical strategy with team leadership and a focus on improving the experience of internal software developers.

However, the vacancy appears to be closed and was restricted to US remote work. Readers should verify current opportunities and location requirements through Natera's official recruitment portal before applying.

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