Senior Software Engineer, Applications - AI for Biotech

Benchling; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 225,378 - 304,924; Full time

Job summary

Benchling, the AI platform for biotech R&D, seeks a High Seniority Software Engineer to architect and deliver complex, regulated science workflows across studies, procedures, and bioprocess use cases. You’ll be the senior IC anchor for the Study Lifecycle and Process Execution teams, shaping engineering direction within Applications.

You’ll lead multi-quarter initiatives, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and design, and explore AI/LLMs to accelerate GLP/GMP workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering with increasing scope.
• Experience leading multi-engineer projects across quarters.
• Strong backend and API design for cloud web apps; full-stack capability.
• Proven ability to design scalable architectures and mentor others.
• Interest in life sciences and regulated software knowledge welcome.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical authority for the Study Lifecycle and Process Execution teams.
• Architect and implement complex backend and frontend solutions.
• Lead multi-quarter initiatives with clear technical milestones.
• Define technical direction and maintain code quality standards.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with product and design.
• Explore AI/LLMs to improve lab operations and data analysis.
• Own end-to-end delivery of critical features.
• Help scale the team through improved processes and hiring.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend systems

Full-stack development

System architecture

Mentorship

Communication

Biotech interest

Tools

React

Python

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Job description

Benchling, the AI platform for biotech R&D, seeks a High Seniority Software Engineer to architect and deliver complex, regulated science workflows across studies, procedures, and bioprocess use cases. You’ll be the senior IC anchor for the Study Lifecycle and Process Execution teams, shaping engineering direction within Applications.

You’ll lead multi-quarter initiatives, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and design, and explore AI/LLMs to accelerate GLP/GMP workflows.