Software Engineer, Full Stack
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. Biotech R&D is radically transforming our world, but moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s 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.
If you graduate with your Bachelor's or Master's degree in class of 2021-2022, please consider applying to our Software Engineer, New Graduate position here.
YOU MIGHT WORK ON
- Own projects end-to-end, from initial design, to prototype, to large-scale rollout.
- Design and implement backend models and API endpoints for complex scientific workflows.
- Design and implement rich frontend components and architecture. We build and operate one of the largest, richest React applications out there and power complex scientific analyses.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, marketing, and sales to ensure that we’re building the right thing.
- Help rapidly scale our product and team. As a member of the engineering team, you'll be an integral part of how we mature our tooling, best practices, engineering processes, and hiring.
Check out our engineering blog for some examples of past work. Here are some other examples of recent and future projects:
- Scaling our search system. A customer’s data is a complex object graph of both structured and unstructured data. Having a robust search system that understands this ontology is essential to a scientist’s workflow. As the pace of scientific advancement accelerates, so does the amount of data being generated, and we need to ensure that our search system can support up to billions of data points with a UX that makes it easy to navigate that data.
- Building tools for scientific analytics. When answering questions about their data, scientists need rich analysis tools at their disposal. Benchling will provide these tools to conduct out-of-the-box analyses such as linear regressions and curve fitting, and allow scientists to define and execute arbitrary functions against their data for their unique scientific needs.
- Supporting complex custom data models. In order to support research across several different scientific verticals, we allow customers to design data models that represent the specific science that they’re doing. In fact, scientists have similar needs as engineers when designing their data models, and we plan to extend our system with features like subclassing, stricter typing, and data versioning.
ABOUT YOU
- Have 3+ years of experience in software engineering.
- Build software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code.
- Have strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback.
- Enjoy ownership and building key pieces of product.
- Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must).
Benchling welcomes everyone. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity and inclusion by broadening our ways of problem-solving for future challenges. Even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications for this job, we strongly encourage you to apply.
IF YOU ARE SEEKING A NEW GRAD POSITION / INTERNSHIP:
- To apply for our Summer 2022 internship program, please apply here.
- For new graduates in class of 2021-2022, please apply to our Software Engineer, New Graduate full-time position here.
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- Admit mistakes and shortcomings
- Deliver results
- Disagree and commit
- Obsess over customers
- Rely on work ethic
- Show empathy
- Recruit and develop the best
- Sweat the details
- Think and communicate clearly
- Unite around the mission
For applicants for U.S.-based roles only: All new hires in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination prior to their first day of employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, we will explore potential reasonable accommodations; however, Benchling may not be able to grant such accommodations in all cases if doing so would cause undue hardship.
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