Benchling · 5 hours ago
Full Stack, Application Platform (Experienced)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$187K/yr - $252K/yr
8+ years expBenchling is a company dedicated to unlocking the power of biotechnology through innovative technology solutions. The role involves building and providing a foundation for application platforms, ensuring integration with scientist-facing products, and contributing to the long-term growth and operational excellence of the company.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceSoftware
Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale application platform projects, from early-stage ideation with cross-functional partners in Product and Customer Success, to full rollout for end-users — seamlessly integrating with AI driven experiences where they add the most value
Engineer across the full tech stack, architect robust admin backend and APIs, and build intuitive admin experiences that scale with our enterprise customers’ evolving needs. Ensure high quality and performance of our systems through comprehensive testing & monitoring
Collaborate deeply with product managers, designers, and engineering peers to craft thoughtful, high-impact products that truly serve our users
Innovate boldly, launch entirely new product experiences from scratch, while also enhancing and refining our platform products to reach full enterprise grade maturity
Drive the evolution of our product, platform, and team. As a member of the engineering team, you will be an integral part of how we mature our tooling, engineering processes, and hiring the best talent
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong coding skills and engineering fundamentals – able to turn product requirements into well-architected, maintainable, and tested code
Experience building scalable, reliable systems with attention to performance and user impact
Leadership in engineering practices – drives and upholds high standards in testing, code quality, reviews, version control, and team development workflows
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
Experience mentoring others and contributing to team growth – through onboarding, pairing, and process improvement
Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings
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
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