Benchling is looking to unlock the power of biotechnology by bringing modern software to modern science, specifically to support the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market in the biotech industry.
Requirements
- Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including writing clean, maintainable code, testing, version control, and working within Agile workflows.
- Strong expertise in frontend development (with React or similar frameworks) and backend development (with high-level languages like Python).
- Experience building scalable, user-friendly applications that support complex scientific workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to iteratively improve solutions based on feedback and real-world performance.
- Experience collaborating with other engineers in a team setting.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback, perform code reviews, and work together on solving complex engineering problems.
- A passion for learning and growth, especially in the life sciences or biotechnology space
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end project development: Take ownership of projects from understanding product requirements and designs to planning, implementing, testing, and deploying solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable code: Contribute to both frontend (React) and backend (Python) development, ensuring high-quality, scalable code that adheres to best practices and solid engineering principles.
- Refactor and manage technical debt: Take responsibility for improving and cleaning up existing code while building new features.
- Design and implement robust testing and metrics
- Collaboration with Other Engineers
- Scalability and Performance Optimization
- Adaptability and Openness to New Challenges
Other
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Data Science, etc.).
- Ability to work with other engineering teams as well and customer success
- Cross-functional Communication
- A flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration, with employees expected to be on-site 3 days per week
