Software Engineer, Developer Enablement

SupportFinity™; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 141,104 - 190,906; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans

Competitive total rewards package

Generous and flexible vacation

401(k) with employer match

Mental health benefits

Learning and development stipend

Sabbaticals for long service

Job summary

A technology company in the bioinformatics field is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Developer Enablement team. In this role, you will build platforms that empower scientists and enhance the interaction of developers and scientific applications. Responsibilities include designing APIs and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position offers competitive compensation, benefits, and a flexible hybrid work model with required in-office collaboration three days a week.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• A prior software engineering internship.
• Desire to have ownership over building key pieces of product/platform.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from ideation to delivery.
• Design and implement robust APIs and services.
• Partner with teams to translate user needs into software solutions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Iterating on feedback

Ownership mentality

Job description

ROLE OVERVIEW

At Benchling, our mission is to empower scientists to accelerate discoveries that change the world. As a Software Engineer on the Developer Enablement team, you’ll play a pivotal role in building the platform that enables our ecosystem of scientific applications. You won’t just write code, you’ll help shape how developers, partners, and scientists interact with Benchling’s products, allowing them to create tools that directly support groundbreaking research. Your work will impact the way science gets done, driving innovation and enabling seamless integration of third‑party solutions across the platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take ownership of projects from ideation to delivery, including prototyping, building, and scaling new software features.
• Design and implement robust APIs, services, and interfaces that integrate seamlessly with our growing ecosystem.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to translate user needs into scalable, elegant software solutions.
• Influence the direction of our platform by bringing creative solutions and new ideas to the table.

Developer Interfaces & Platform APIs

• Design, build, and maintain external developer‑facing APIs and SDKs that power extensibility in Benchling’s platform.
• Contribute to evolving and scaling our REST and GraphQL APIs, ensuring consistency, performance, and usability for external and internal developers.
• Build and maintain delivery systems for real‑time scientific data.

Bonus: AI Agents & Model Context Protocol (MCP)

• Contribute to the development of APIs and interfaces that support AI‑driven agents like Benchling’s Deep Research Agent and Data Entry Agent.
• Support the development of our Benchling MCP to enable AI agents to interact safely with Benchling’s data and APIs.
• Collaborate with our AI infra / agents teams to support the agentic ecosystem.

Bonus: APIs for ingesting/exporting large amounts of data

• Architect and implement high‑throughput APIs designed specifically for bulk data ingestion and export, capable of handling millions of records daily with minimal latency.
• Design scalable API specifications (REST or gRPC) that support complex filtering, sparse fieldsets, and cursor‑based pagination to efficiently manage large payloads.

Check out our engineering blog for some examples of past work across Benchling.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience
• A prior software engineering internship
• Strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback.
• A desire to have ownership over building key pieces of product and/or platform.
• Build software with a product‑first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code.

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.

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TOTAL COMPENSATION

• 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

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