Full Stack, Application Platform (Experienced)

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.

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.

Role Overview

The Application Platform team builds and provides a foundation for the rest of Benchling to build on, making it easy to guarantee that all applications on Benchling share mission-critical capabilities, and are secure and compliant by default. Our Application Platform is critical to enable Benchling to expand its footprint into new product areas, and support requirements for our enterprise customers.

We partner with product engineering to ensure our platform integrates seamlessly with scientist-facing Benchling products. As an engineer on the Application Platform team, you'll design and build systems that are foundational to Benchling’s long-term growth and operational excellence. Your work will span across application and platform teams, directly influencing company-wide initiatives by enabling faster, safer, and more reliable software delivery for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale application platform projects, from early-stage ideation with cross-functional partners in Product and Customer Success, to full rollout for end-users — seamlessly integrating with AI driven experiences where they add the most value.
• Engineer across the full tech stack, architect robust admin backend and APIs, and build intuitive admin experiences that scale with our enterprise customers’ evolving needs. Ensure high quality and performance of our systems through comprehensive testing & monitoring.
• Collaborate deeply with product managers, designers, and engineering peers to craft thoughtful, high-impact products that truly serve our users.
• Innovate boldly, launch entirely new product experiences from scratch, while also enhancing and refining our platform products to reach full enterprise grade maturity.
• Drive the evolution of our product, platform, and team. As a member of the engineering team, you will be an integral part of how we mature our tooling, engineering processes, and hiring the best talent.
  
  

Qualifications

• 8 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong coding skills and engineering fundamentals – able to turn product requirements into well-architected, maintainable, and tested code
• Experience building scalable, reliable systems with attention to performance and user impact
• Leadership in engineering practices – drives and upholds high standards in testing, code quality, reviews, version control, and team development workflows
• Proven ability to work across teams – partnering with product, design, and platform groups to ship cohesive solutions
• Strategic problem solving – tackles complex, ambiguous technical challenges with a focus on long-term impact, scalability, and user value
• Comfortable pushing back thoughtfully – advocate for technical solutions that improve quality, scalability, and maintainability
• Experience mentoring others and contributing to team growth – through onboarding, pairing, and process improvement
• Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings
  
  

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 candidate's 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 $186,622 to $252,488.

To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource. If you have questions regarding a specific location's zone designation, please contact a recruiter for additional information.

Total Compensation includes the following:

• 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
  
  

#BI-Hybrid

Benchling welcomes everyone.

We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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