Software Engineer, Full Stack (Data Platform)

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

At Benchling were building the data foundation that powers the future of life sciences R&Dand that means tackling hard high-impact engineering challenges. As a Data Platform Engineer youll help design and scale the infrastructure that enables real-time scientific discovery across our platform. Youll work on multi-tenant systems change data capture (CDC) pipelines and distributed processing frameworks that connect data seamlessly across teams and products.

This is an opportunity to own initiatives end-to-endfrom defining scope and writing functional specs to building deploying and operating core systems at scale. Youll collaborate closely with application engineers platform architects and product teams setting the standard for data integrity privacy and reliability in both internal and customer-facing systems. The work you do here will have a direct line of sight to real-world health outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build large-scale projects end-to-end from backend models & APIs to frontend components that make data accessible to users.
• Design and operate data pipelines and services that guarantee integrity privacy and reliability across products.
• Partner with application engineers to design reusable patterns for ingesting and consuming scientific data.
  Establish metrics and SLOs for performance and reliability and iterate based on real-world product impact.
• Create developer tooling that makes it easier for teams to build on and interact with the data platform.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Design to translate complex scientific workflows into intuitive product-facing experiences.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of professional software engineering experience delivering impactful projects.
• Experience building both backend services (distributed systems APIs) and user-facing functionality (React or similar).
• Proven ability to design and operate scalable data systems while keeping product usability in mind.
• Strong programming skills in Python Java or similar with frontend experience in React or equivalent.
• Experience with distributed data frameworks (Kafka Spark Flink etc.) is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate across product design and engineering to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions.
• Curiosity to learn about life sciences and the impact of data on scientific discovery.

WHY BENCHLING

Engineers join us for the technical challengesand stay for the mission and culture.

Theres a lot of software where you dont know if it helps the world. Here the mission and the moment are alignedyou know your work matters. Naomi Software Engineer

At Benchling youll get:

• A collaborative environment where team members are generous with their time knowledge and ideas.
• Real ownership and respect for the IC trackyour impact isnt defined by whether you manage people.
• A platform that combines deep scientific domain complexity with best-in-class engineering practices.
• Flexible architecture and iterative development not rigid year-long roadmaps.
  The opportunity to help scientists and researchers accelerate breakthroughs in medicine agriculture and beyond.

Most importantly youll join a mission-aligned technically ambitious team thats genuinely here to help each other succeed.

HOW WE WORK

We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week (Monday Tuesday and Thursday).

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$141104 to $190906.

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• 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

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