SWE, Full Stack (Document Canvas)

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

Benchling is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Document Canvas team one of three teams that own Benchlings widely-used Notebook product. At Benchling were on a mission to accelerate the pace of life sciences research. To do that we build a suite of tools that scientists use daily to solve humanitys most pressing problems. To achieve our mission the Document Canvas team is focused on delivering a powerful flexible and user-friendly digital lab notebook that enables scientists to plan document and share their research seamlessly. As a member of this team youll play a key role in building intuitive interfaces developing robust backend services and ensuring our platform scales to meet the needs of scientists around the world. Youll collaborate closely with product managers designers and other engineers to deliver a product that improves scientific workflows and empower groundbreaking discoveries.

Our team values technical excellence a deep understanding of user needs and a commitment to building products that make complex scientific work easier and more efficient. If youre excited about solving challenging technical problems that have a meaningful impact on global health and innovation wed love to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own large-scale projects end-to-end from ideation with cross-functional partners through to rollout to end-users.
• Engineer across our stack from designing and implementing backend models & APIs to crafting rich frontend components and architecture.
• Collaborate closely with product managers designers and other teams to build the best product possible for our users.
• Create entirely net-new products while also investing in taking existing products to feature completeness.
• Be a core team member mentoring engineers on the team while also leading technical & architectural discussions among engineers inside & outside the team.
• Dive into a mature codebase help shape a north star vision for technical investments and build an incremental roadmap to drive towards it.
• Be a core team member helping to shape the way we work together while also participating in technical & architectural discussions among engineers inside & outside the team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You have 5 years of experience in a fulltime software engineering role.
• Build software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code.
• Experience developing both user-facing & backend experiences in a web application.
• Experience with React or similar javascript-based frontend application frameworks
• Experience leading large sophisticated long-term initiatives while also breaking down this work into smaller iterative projects.
• Enjoy a high-degree of ownership in key areas of the software product youre building
• Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must).
• Willing to work onsite in our SF office 3 days a week (Monday Tuesday Thursday).

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$165113 - $223388.

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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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