Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Lifecycle) (High Seniority)

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and development of innovative products and systems that advance Benchling's product and business goals, serving as a technical expert within the team
• Independently architect and implement solutions to complex, open-ended problems in areas such as comprehensive audit coverage, scalable export systems, document lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance workflows
• Lead large, sophisticated initiatives spanning multiple quarters, breaking down ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans and iterative delivery milestones
• Design for scale and reliability with the future in mind, anticipating technical challenges across our growing enterprise customer base
• Write exceptionally well-documented, well-tested code that follows company best practices and serves as an example for others
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship of engineers across experience levels
• Possibly explore and evaluate opportunities to leverage AI and LLMs to improve compliance workflows, audit reporting, and regulatory navigation for our customers
• Establish and improve standards of code quality, style, and architecture at the team level
• Own end-to-end delivery of critical features, from planning and development through deployment, maintenance, and monitoring
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure our horizontal systems integrate seamlessly and enable product development across the organization

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with 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
• Solid understanding of frontend development and the ability to build full-stack solutions when needed
• Proven ability to design scalable, robust software architectures that align with business requirements and long-term maintainability
• Track record of independently scoping and driving initiative-level work with feature scope and impact across a whole product area or team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical designs and articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop other engineers, enabling them to be more productive and successful
• Interest in learning about life sciences. Prior biotech knowledge not required, but enthusiasm to learn is essential