Founding Engineer, Enterprise Agentic AI Platform

Benchling; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchling is seeking a founding engineer for its Intelligence Engineering & Enablement team to lead the technical direction of their agentic AI portfolio. This role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, with responsibilities including architecture design, hands-on development, and cross-departmental collaboration. Strong mentorship and communication skills are crucial.

This is a senior-level position focused on shaping the future of biotech R&D through AI, offering a flexible hybrid work arrangement. This role will involve working closely with various teams to drive innovation and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with production systems.
• Experience with LLMs and agentic patterns.
• Comfortable in regulated environments with enterprise security knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture for enterprise agentic AI.
• Write production code and support deployment of agentic systems.
• Coach departmental teams on production patterns.

Skills

Production systems development

Systems design fundamentals

Technical leadership

Strong communication skills

Tools

Python

TypeScript/Node.js

Go

LLM APIs

Vector databases

Job description

Benchling is seeking a founding engineer for its Intelligence Engineering & Enablement team to lead the technical direction of their agentic AI portfolio. This role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, with responsibilities including architecture design, hands-on development, and cross-departmental collaboration. Strong mentorship and communication skills are crucial.

This is a senior-level position focused on shaping the future of biotech R&D through AI, offering a flexible hybrid work arrangement. This role will involve working closely with various teams to drive innovation and efficiency.