Benchling's mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology by providing a platform that enables the development of breakthrough products and accelerates time to milestone and market. The Schemas and Object Framework team is responsible for building and operating platform systems fundamental to how Benchling models complex science, enabling the company to scale its product offerings and accelerate scientific discovery.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in a fulltime software engineering role.
- Platform development experience.
- Proficiency in backend development.
- Proficiency in API design.
- Proficiency in data management.
- Experience in Web Application development is highly desirable.
- Experience leading & delivering projects from start to finish, independently or as a part of a larger team.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate platform systems that are fundamental to how Benchling models complex science.
- Own the evolution of customizable schemas, ensuring optimal handling of data “at rest”.
- Shape the data within Schemas to maintain data integrity and optimize the performance of the datastore that backs all data records in the Benchling Data Platform.
- Enable Benchling’s internal platform to be consistent by default by providing both a source of truth for the shape of Benchling domain models and also internal APIs for accessing them.
- Define best practices for other platform and product teams to ensure modeling consistency.
- Define interfaces to adjacent systems that persist data and generate change events.
- Improve the maintainability, consistency, scalability, and developer experience of high-impact internal data modeling APIs.
Other
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers across Platform and Applications teams to translate business needs into effective solutions.
- Collaborate with technical leaders and teammates to contribute to team growth, drive improvements in engineering processes and tools, and foster a culture of excellence.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proven ability to iterate on feedback and deliver high-impact solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
- Willing to work out of our SF office 3 days a week.
- Enthusiasm for diving into complex technical challenges and a keen interest in the life sciences domain, with a willingness to learn and adapt.
- 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.
