Job brief: Sr. Forward Deployed Data Engineer

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Natera's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-13 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-13.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $125,000 to $156,300 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · US Remote · US - TX
• Posted: 2026-11-12

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• 7+ years of data or software engineering experience, with a track record of forward-deployed or customer-facing engineering roles delivering analytics and AI solutions directly to…
• 1-2 years of practical background building with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent) alongside managed AI services and model routing gateways like Snowflake Cortex…
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 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 ex…

Main duties

• Stakeholder Engagement & Technical Ownership
• Embed closely with business stakeholders to deeply understand their data and AI requirements, serving as their primary technical advisor and engineer.
• Run launch discovery and impact analysis for new assays or products (models, views, dashboards touched), documented in Confluence and Jira.
• Translate complex business challenges into clear technical specs and deliverable milestones, partnering with the Tech Lead to align with enterprise architect…
• Adhere to established engineering standards for pipeline design, data modeling, testing, version control (Git/GitLab branching, MRs, PRs) and CI/CD, ensuring…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for data and analytics jobs across the U.S.: $138k a year (607 listings, 133 employers). This listing pays about the same.
• Across Natera's 211 open listings, 30% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Natera hires

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