Engineering Leader, Release Engineering
Engineering Leader, Release Engineering
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$ 195904 - 265046
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Job Description
Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it from the medicines we take to the crops we grow the materials we wear and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchlings mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The worlds most innovative biotech companies use Benchlings R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market.
Come help us bring modern software to modern science.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Bringing scientists cutting-edge science to market requires software that ships fast and reliably while meeting stringent quality guidelines to ensure it is safe and meets its intended use. Benchling ships dozens of changes to production daily and engineers across the organization rely on our tools to be consistent and efficient. As the Manager of the Release Engineering team you will be responsible for the speed reliability and security with which Benchlings SaaS products are built and shipped to where they need to go.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage and hire engineers for the team that is responsible for all of Benchlings software lifecycle processes
- Extend and improve our build test and release platform and processes to maximize developer satisfaction and customer trust
- Work closely with the Developer Productivity team and the Applications teams to enable developers to independently manage the lifecycle of their changes
- Build the tooling and automation to ensure that Benchlings standard Cloud offering is continuously released and that Benchlings Validated Cloud product is released on a quarterly basis in accordance with Benchlings change management procedures
- Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope schedule and quality
- Facilitate resolution of deployment problems and support engineering teams to self-service wherever possible
- Make Benchling a great place to work by actively supporting career development growth and mentoring of individuals and by fostering a fun and inclusive team where everyone feels welcome
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 years of experience managing high-performing platform or infrastructure engineering teams with proven ability to scale their teams.
- 3 years of experience as a software engineer or an SRE
- A track record of building out or significantly improving CI/CD systems
- Experience with deployment in a containerized environment such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS
- A strong understanding of cloud computing virtualization and microservices architectures
- Experience using Feature Flags is a plus
- Experience with AWS is a plus
- A bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related field is a plus
- Willing to work onsite in our SF office 3 days a week.
HOW WE WORK
Flexible Hybrid Work: We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week.
SALARY RANGE
Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay. The candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications interview performance and work location. For this role the base salary range is $195904 to $265046.
To help you determine which zone applies to your location please see thisresource. If you have questions regarding a specific locations zone designation please contact a recruiter for additional information.
Total Compensationincludes the following:
- Competitive salary and equity
- 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
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Benchling welcomes everyone.
We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities backgrounds and experiences.
We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we dont discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with applicable federal state and local law including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Please be aware that Benchling will never request personal information payment or sensitive details outside of Greenhouse or via email. All official communications will come from an @ email address or from an approved vendor alias. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Benchling and are unsure of their legitimacy please reach out to us at to verify the communication.
Employment Type
Full Time
