Benchling · 1 month ago
Software Engineer, AI Growth
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$165K/yr - $223K/yr
5+ years expBenchling is a company focused on unlocking the power of biotechnology through modern software solutions. The role involves building AI-driven product experiences to enhance scientists' workflows and drive adoption of AI technologies in the scientific community.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Build end-to-end product experiences that drive adoption of scientific AI, from onboarding flows to in-product discovery, education, and feedback loops
Work directly with customers to understand use cases, gather feedback, and onboard scientific teams
Experiment rapidly, designing and running A/B tests, instrumentation, and data analyses to identify the biggest levers for user activation and retention
Continuously improve our growth platform, developing frameworks and tooling that make it easier to test, measure, and scale successful experiments
Shape how we build AI at Benchling, evolving our engineering and product development practices to define what great AI adoption looks like in the scientific world
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building delightful, consumer-grade products, ideally at a company where growth and experimentation were core to the strategy
Full-stack engineering skills, with experience in modern frontend frameworks (React or equivalent) and backend languages (Python or similar)
Strong product and growth intuition, with the ability to iterate quickly and refine solutions based on user feedback and data
Experience with instrumentation and analytics, including defining success metrics, implementing event tracking, and using data to drive decisions
Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, forming hypotheses, testing ideas quickly, and scaling the ones that work
Interest in learning about biotechnology and AI (no prior knowledge required, just a willingness to learn and adapt)
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
Company
Benchling
Benchling is an IT company that provides a cloud-based software platform for biology researchers and research and development organizations.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (19)
2024 (24)
2023 (11)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$411.9MKey Investors
Sequoia Capital Global EquitiesAlkeon CapitalMenlo Ventures
2021-11-17Series F· $100M
2021-04-14Series E· $200M
2020-05-28Series D· $50M
Leadership Team
Sam Wickramasekara
Founder & CEO
Ashutosh Singhal
Co-Founder and President
Recent News
2025-12-08
2025-11-19
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