Benchling · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Applications (High Seniority)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$215K/yr - $290K/yr
8+ years expBenchling is a biotechnology company on a mission to unlock the power of biotechnology through its R&D Cloud. They are seeking an experienced software engineer to design and implement key functionalities for complex scientific workflows, empowering the engineering team and collaborating with product managers and designers.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implement key functionality from system architecture to backend models and API endpoints to front end UI for complex scientific workflows
Use technical decision making as a tool of engineering strategy: identify how to best leverage existing system capabilities and engineering resources across teams to efficiently deliver solutions to our customers; use technical debt wisely as a tool to balance short- and long-term objectives; identify technical choices that add functionality quickly or preserve optionality for the long term
Empower engineering team members to deliver and improve the quality and velocity of their delivery through mentorship and teamwork
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering leadership to ensure the right context is being shared
Help build and scale our product and team. As a member of the engineering team, you'll be an integral part of how we mature our tooling, standard methodologies, engineering processes, and hiring
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Evidence that you build software with a product-first approach and ship with a focus on impact. You write code quickly, with quality, and care about the real world impact of your code
Demonstrated delivery of complex enterprise systems, and solid software architecture thinking and design skills
Proven track record of continuous learning. We have a comprehensive React-based frontend and python backend, built on top of a predominantly relational data storage model in Postgres. Prior direct experience with our stack is appreciated but not required–but you should be facile with these technologies or able to pick them up quickly. You stay on top of industry trends and further identify new technologies that we could incorporate in our stack to accomplish our longer-term aims when delivering enterprise solutions
While this role, like most Applications engineering roles, is on a full stack engineering team, we are particularly interested in candidates with a focus on frontend development
Strong grasp of software engineering principles and ability to raise the team's bar in areas such as testing, system performance, and maintainability. Familiarity with tools for monitoring, deployment, and scaling
Have strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to use influencing skills rooted in technical expertise to persuade software engineers to align on an implementation strategy
Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is strongly appreciated but not required; a desire to learn is a must)
Benefits
Competitive total rewards package
Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents
Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
Four months of fully paid parental leave
401(k) + Employer Match
Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees
Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents
Monthly Wellness stipend
Learning and development stipend
Generous and flexible vacation
Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
Company
Benchling
Benchling is an IT company that provides a cloud-based software platform for biology researchers and research and development organizations.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$411.9MKey Investors
Sequoia Capital Global EquitiesAlkeon CapitalMenlo Ventures
2021-11-17Series F· $100M
2021-04-14Series E· $200M
2020-05-28Series D· $50M
Leadership Team
Sam Wickramasekara
Founder & CEO
Ashutosh Singhal
Co-Founder and President
Recent News
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