Hybrid Software Engineer, Backend, Developer Tooling

at Benchling

• Job title: Software Engineer, Backend, Developer Tooling
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $186,622 - $252,488 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Docker, Kubernetes, Node.js, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Build developer tooling to improve frontend engineering productivity at Benchling’s R&D Cloud for biotechnology. Collaborate across teams to streamline development, testing, and releases.

Responsibilities

• Create tools and frameworks that enhance developer experience with a focus on frontend development
• Build and implement tooling for efficient, frictionless development, testing, and packaging for production release
• Iterate on developer experience improvements using qualitative and quantitative feedback
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address challenges in engineering workflows that impact developer happiness and productivity
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and peers in engineering to make Benchling a delightful place to develop software
• Help rapidly scale our product and team and mature tooling, best practices, engineering processes, and hiring

Requirements

• Have 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Build software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code.
• Expertise with at least one web framework, preferably node or python.
• Experience working with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
• Have strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback.
• Enjoy ownership and building key pieces of product.
• Have empathy for your customers and curiosity about their challenges.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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