Software Engineer, Search Infrastructure

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Over the coming years, biotech will fundamentally rewrite the way we live. Gene editing and cell therapy are dramatically changing how we treat cancer and other major illnesses. Biofuels and biomaterials are transforming the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, and the makeup of everyday objects. Crop science and synthetic biology are producing sustainable and ethical food. Benchling’s mission is to accelerate the research that propels us towards this reality, and magnify its impact, through modern software.

Every day, scientists around the world use Benchling’s applications, platform, & analytics in their efforts to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. For these scientists, Benchling is the central technology they use to conduct their research. Our customers include pharmaceutical giants, leading biotechs, and the world’s most renowned research institutes.


ROLE OVERVIEW

  • You will be a core engineer in the Search Engineering Team, which is responsible for one of the most important systems that power Benchling's platform and applications.
  • You will be initially focusing on building and scaling the Search Infrastructure - which includes the Search indices, indexing pipelines and real-time updates.
  • We use ElasticSearch as our Search-engine, deployed in a multi-tenant system in the Cloud. You will be the expert in setting the direction for managing this evolving infrastructure. This will also include the dev-ops model of ownership of the clusters.
  • You will work on Search applications specific to the industry like DNA-sequence search, BLAST search etc.
  • You will design and implement backend models and API endpoints for complex scientific workflows.
  • You will work closely with product managers, designers, marketing, and sales to ensure the right context is being shared.
  • You will 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.
  • You will be working along with some of the most talented folks in the industry.

If you are to 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
Check out our engineering blog for some examples of past work. Here are some other examples of recent and future projects in the Search Team:

  • Project: Next-gen Search for Benchling - Over the next year, we are expecting to handle 10-100X the amount of data as more and more customers move towards automation. We will need to scale out our existing search infra to support this reliably. Hence, we are building out the next-gen search system for Benchling using Elasticsearch to support new data types and use cases across the platform.
  • Project: Domain-specific searches - For the last 5 years, we've been a biology focused company, but we're just starting our exploration into chemistry. We will building out search support for small molecules, that are represented as graphs. We are building out sub-structure search, similarity search, and duplicate checking in the registry. We are also building out support for BLAST, which finds regions of similarity between biological sequences in Benchling. We are implementing these in the context of our next-gen Elasticsearch-based search system to support billions of entities in Benchling.
  • Project: Search Relevance - We are always striving to present the best results to the user. This should incorporate various factors into the calculations - user’s intent, context (type-ahead vs full-search results), search-corpus, level-of-access etc.

ABOUT YOU

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • 2+ years of working with ElasticSearch is strongly desired.
  • Multiple years of building search and related user-facing applications.
  • 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.
  • Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must).

IF YOU ARE SEEKING A NEW GRAD POSITION / INTERNSHIP:

  • Apply for our Summer 2022 software engineering internship program here.
  • For new grads, class of 2021-2022, who are seeking a full time position after graduation, please apply to our Software Engineer, New Graduate position here.

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.

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES

  • 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

PERKS AND BENEFITS

  • Work with a talented yet humble team
  • Competitive compensation & equity package
  • Weekly virtual social events, and annual company retreats
  • 401k, Medical, dental, and vision insurance (US Employees Only)
  • Monthly health & wellness stipend (Currently US Employees Only)
  • Yearly educational stipend (Currently US Employees Only)
  • Flexible & Generous Vacation Policy: If you feel you need a break, you can talk directly with your manager to find coverage and support while you are out of the office. Need time off to vote? We've got you covered. 
  • Quarterly company-wide mental health days off
  • Holiday Shut-down: company-wide holiday shut-down between Christmas Eve and New Years
  • Major US and EMEA holidays observed
  • To support remote work conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Benchling provides each employee a one-time stipend of $1,000(USD) upon commencing employment, and additional discounted employee purchase plans for home-office equipment.

In following best practices and safety protocols, all Benchling employees are expected to work remotely until we are further advised that it is safe for employees to resume work in their respective office locations.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not 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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An Insider's view of Benchling

What’s the vibe like in the office?

I think that the company culture is at the center of everything we do. Every single person here is willing to put down what they're doing to support to their colleagues whenever needed. That’s what is particularly special about Benchling. People are always ready to give their best effort, and there's no shortage of laughter or camaraderie!

Madeleine

Customer Support Specialist

What does your typical day look like?

The mission driven culture defines our day to day in the "office" (or Zoom meetings/Slack messaging). I've never worked at a company where there's such a permeating sense of optimism. People are generous with their time and knowledge, but still remain humble. Also, Aloha Fridays keep our vibes in check.

Alex

Implementation Manager

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

One of the main reasons I joined Benchling is I knew I would grow along multiple axes. Benchling gives me the opportunity to explore outside of my role as an engineer. In the short time I've been here, I've had the opportunity to contribute to the company blog, help organize the annual hackathon, and manage part of the internship program!

Steven

Software Engineer

What unique initiatives do you have that encourage innovation?

I’m very excited by our COVID-19 initiatives. In an effort to help ramp up testing, we have partnered with universities and private companies to create a turn-key software solution that powers their sample analysis on Benchling. We’ve made it much faster for any lab that plans to spin up COVID-19 tests!

Nishant

Regional Lead, Professional Services

What projects are you most excited about?

As a co-lead of Benchling's People of Color affinity group, I'm most excited about projects and events that teach and celebrate multiple cultures. On Lunar New Year, our group passed out red envelopes. Many employees were familiar with the tradition, but they learned even more about its significance in Asian cultures from the information we shared.

Chanel

University Recruiting Lead

What are Benchling Perks + Benefits

Culture
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Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
All employees participate in an Interview Training that, amongst other things, raises awareness around the impact of unconscious bias in the evaluation process and strategies to best mitigate this.
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
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Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Benchling provides a monthly Wellness Stipend designed to support and encourage a well-rounded, healthy lifestyle.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Charitable contribution matching
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Sabbatical
Benchling is dedicated to our employees and their well-being, which is why we offer sabbaticals. Employees who have completed five and ten years of service are eligible for a paid sabbatical leave.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Employees receive unlimited hours per year of paid sick leave.
Company-wide vacation
Benchling observes major holidays and has two paid company-wide shutdowns during the week of 4th of July and between Christmas and New Year's.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
On top of weekly happy hours & monthly events, Benchlings travel abroad for annual company retreats!
Free daily meals
Benchling provides catered lunches Monday-Friday to those employees who are in office.
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Benchling provides catered lunch daily to in office employees.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
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Mother's room
Professional Development Benefits
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
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