Software Engineer (Full Stack, Developer Productivity)

• Benchling is on a mission to accelerate the pace of life sciences research and development
• To do that, we build a suite of tools that scientists use daily to solve humanity’s most pressing problems
• The tools we build must be optimized to make scientists more efficient in their work, across a broad spectrum of research, development, and manufacturing tasks
• Developer Productivity is a crucial function that empowers our engineers to excel in their craft
• You will be pivotal in creating tools and frameworks that enhance developer experience, with a focus on frontend development
• Your success will enable our engineering teams to efficiently deliver high quality products
• By understanding the unique challenges developers face and crafting solutions to streamline their workflows, you’ll play a key role in driving innovation and fulfilling Benchling’s mission
• Own features end-to-end, from initial design, to prototype, to large-scale rollout
• Design, implement, and extend frontend frameworks and architecture. We build and operate one of the largest, richest React applications out there and power complex scientific analyses
• Build and implement tooling for efficient, frictionless development, testing, and packaging for production release
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and peers in engineering to make Benchling a delightful place to develop software.
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Robust healthcare benefits
• Family-forming benefits
• Four months of fully paid parental leave
• Retirement benefits- Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must)
• You have 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• Have empathy for your customers and curiosity about their challenges
• Have strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback
• Expertise with at least one web framework, preferably node or python
• Enjoy ownership and building key pieces of product
• Build tools and software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code