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
Benchling is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Notebook Canvas, one of two teams that own Benchling’s widely-used Notebook product. At Benchling, we’re on a mission to accelerate the pace of life sciences research. To do that, we build a suite of tools that scientists use daily to solve humanity's most pressing problems. To achieve our mission, the Notebook Canvas team is focused on delivering a powerful, flexible, and user-friendly digital lab notebook that enables scientists to plan, document, and share their research seamlessly. As a member of this team, you'll play a key role in building intuitive interfaces, developing robust backend services, and ensuring our platform scales to meet the needs of researchers around the world. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver a product that improves scientific workflows and empower groundbreaking discoveries.
Our team values technical excellence, a deep understanding of user needs, and a commitment to building products that make complex scientific work easier and more efficient. If you're excited about solving challenging technical problems that have a meaningful impact on global health and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build large-scale projects end-to-end, from ideation with cross-functional partners, through to rollout to end-users.
- Engineer across our stack, from designing and implementing backend models & APIs to crafting rich frontend components and architecture.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other teams to build the best product possible for our users.
- Create entirely net-new products, while also investing in taking existing products to feature completeness.
- Be a core team member, helping to shape the way we work together, while also participating in technical & architectural discussions among engineers inside & outside the team.
QUALIFICATIONS
- You have 5+ years of experience in a fulltime software engineering role.
- Build software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code.
- Experience developing both user-facing & backend experiences in a web application.
- Experience with React, or similar javascript-based frontend application frameworks
- Experience leading & delivering projects from start to finish, independently or as a part of a larger team
- Enjoy a high-degree of ownership in key areas of the software product you’re building
- Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must).
- Willing to work onsite in our SF office 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday).
HOW WE WORK
Flexible Hybrid Work: We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week.
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 $165,113 to $223,388.
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
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Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, 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.
Help us bring modern software to modern science.
We’re on Team Science
We believe in the promise of science and the teamwork required to fulfill that promise.
Whether your background is in science, engineering, business, or another field, you’re on Team Science if you believe in the power of science to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Why Work With Us
Everyday at Benchling, you’re surrounded by talented people who are really excited about the work they’re doing and the impact they’re having. It’s truly uplifting to work on a product that you can believe in and to work alongside colleagues who are energized by the shared vision of a future with less disease and greater sustainability.
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