Benchling
biotech
SoftwareEngineer,Platform(DeveloperExperience)
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“Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience) at Benchling. Skills: Platform engineering, Developer experience, Release engineering, Path to Production tooling, Scalable infrastructure. Build and implement tooling for efficient, frictionless development, testing, and packaging for production release. Lead the design and development of release tooling that enables code changes to reach production within 10 minutes”
What You'll Achieve.
Enable our engineering teams to efficiently deliver high quality products; Streamline developer workflows; Enable code changes to reach production within 10 minutes
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Iterating on feedback
AI-focused exercise or discussion as part of the interview process
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of experience in software engineering, 5+ years of experience with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) in production, Build software with a product-first approach, Expertise with at least one web framework, preferably node or python, Abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback, Enjoy ownership and building key pieces of product, Empathy for your customers and curiosity about their challenges, Interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not desire to learn is a must), Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings
What You'll Do.
Build and implement tooling for efficient
frictionless development
and packaging for production release
Lead the design and development of release tooling that enables code changes to reach production within 10 minutes
Iterate on developer experience improvements using qualitative and quantitative feedback
Implement feedback loops that integrate quality into software development workflows
Champion effective engineering and operational patterns across the Engineering org
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address challenges in engineering workflows that impact developer happiness and productivity
Work closely with product managers
and peers in engineering to make Benchling a delightful place to develop software
Help rapidly scale our product and team
engineering processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional teams; Work closely with product managers, designers, and peers in engineering
Communication Scope
Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings
Full Job Description
We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era. When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done. Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200,000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work, from academic labs to Sanofi, Moderna, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma. We’re building an AI scientist for our customers. We can’t do that if we haven’t built the muscle ourselves. AI fluency is the foundation we build on; it's core to how we work, and we're committed to helping every new hire integrate it into their day-to-day. As part of our interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today. ROLE OVERVIEW 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 to accelerate time to milestone and market. Benchling's customers generate a rich variety of science data. To keep up innovation, Benchling needs highly scalable and effective infrastructure and developer experience pipelines that serve our internal engineers. Developer Experience is a crucial function that empowers our engineers to excel in their craft. As a technical leader in the Platform pillar, you’ll work closely with the Developer Productivity and Release Engineering teams to create tools and frameworks that
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