Software Engineer, Full Stack (Chemistry)

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 expanding into additional modalities including chemistry, and has a plan to rapidly bring tools to the chemistry market. This is a major step forward, as these capabilities are among the most often requested by our customers, and they align with Benchling’s work on antibodies and other modalities as well as development.

The chemistry team will build from our existing support for molecules toward a full chemistry solution, integrated with our notebook and our core registry product. Benchling’s  customers interact with our products daily, and they trust them with their most important assets. Chemistry is a full-stack team on a mission to accelerate science by creating powerful, intuitive tools that support a broad range of scientific workflows. We obsess over quality and data integrity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own projects end-to-end: Drive features from concept to launch — translating product requirements and designs into well-scoped plans, implementing, testing, and deploying high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to build intuitive, high-impact features.
• Write clean, scalable code: Contribute to both the frontend (React) and backend (Python), maintaining high standards for readability, maintainability, and performance.
• Improve and refactor: Identify and address technical debt, modernize existing systems, and ensure the long-term health and scalability of the codebase.
• Ensure quality and reliability: Design and implement robust testing frameworks, monitoring, and metrics to maintain system stability and performance.
• Champion ownership and accountability: Take pride in delivering end-to-end solutions and continuously improving how we build, ship, and scale our product.
• Optimize for scalability and performance: Continuously refine architecture and systems to handle growing complexity and demand.
• Embrace ambiguity and domain complexity: Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving scientific requirements. Rapidly learn new technologies and help the team do the same.
• Act with ownership and accountability: Take responsibility not just for your code, but for the outcomes it enables. Push for clarity, follow through on commitments, and support others in doing the same.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including writing clean, maintainable code, testing, version control, and working within Agile workflows.
• Strong expertise in frontend development (with React or similar frameworks) and backend development (Python). Experience building scalable, user-friendly applications that support complex scientific workflows.
• Experience building scalable, reliable systems with attention to performance and user impact
• Proven ability to work across teams – partnering with product, design, and platform groups to ship cohesive solutions
• Strategic problem solving – tackles complex, ambiguous technical challenges with a focus on long-term impact, scalability, and user value
• Comfortable pushing back thoughtfully – advocate for technical solutions that improve quality, scalability, and maintainability
• Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings
• Curiosity and adaptability – excited to learn about life sciences and work in a fast-changing domain (no prior domain knowledge required – though it’s a huge bonus )

HOW WE WORK

We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).

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 $141,104 to $190,906