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Benchling

Software Engineer, Applications (App Foundations) (High Seniority)

Who can apply: Only open to applicants in: California.
Location as listed by the employer: “San Francisco, CA”
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About this role

Benchling is hiring for a Software Engineer, Applications (App Foundations) (High Seniority) role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a demonstrated progression of increasing scope and impact.
  • Experience as a technical lead on significant projects involving multiple engineers across multiple quarters.
  • Strong experience building backend systems and APIs for cloud-based web applications, plus the ability to build full-stack when needed. Our stack is a comprehensive React frontend and a Python backend on a predominantly…
  • Proven ability to design scalable, robust architectures that align with business requirements and long-term maintainability, especially for horizontal systems that many teams build on.
  • Track record of independently scoping and driving initiative-level work whose impact spans multiple teams and shapes an entire product area or division.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to produce clear technical designs and use influence rooted in technical expertise to align other engineers on an implementation strategy.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop other engineers, raising the team's bar in areas such as testing, performance, and maintainability.
  • Interest in learning about life sciences. Prior biotech knowledge is appreciated but not required; enthusiasm to learn is essential. (Experience with audit, compliance, or GxP-regulated software is a plus.)

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