Software Engineer (Full Stack, Enterprise Lifecycle)

Menlo Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 186,622 - 252,488; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with employer match

Flexible vacation

Monthly wellness stipend

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

A leading biotechnology firm in San Francisco is seeking a Software Engineer for its Enterprise Lifecycle team. This role involves technical leadership in building critical systems for FDA submissions and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience, strong backend and API development skills, and is proficient in scalable software architectures. The company offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary range of $186,622 - $252,488.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer with increasing scope.
• Experience as a technical lead on significant projects.
• Strong backend systems and API development experience.
• Solid frontend development understanding for full-stack solutions.
• Proven scalable software architecture design capabilities.
• Ability to scope and drive large initiatives independently.
• Excellent communication skills for technical designs.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive design and development of innovative products.
• Architect and implement solutions for complex problems.
• Lead multi-quarter initiatives with ambiguous requirements.
• Design for scale and reliability for enterprise customers.
• Write well-documented code that follows best practices.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews.
• Translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Explore AI opportunities for compliance workflows.
• Establish standards for code quality and architecture.
• Own end-to-end delivery of critical features.
• Collaborate across teams for integration and development.

Skills

Cloud-based web applications

Backend systems and APIs

Frontend development

Technical leadership

Scalable software architectures

Communication skills

Mentoring engineers

Interest in life sciences

Job description

Location

San Francisco, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Engineering

Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, the materials we wear, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market.
Come help us bring modern software to modern science.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Enterprise Lifecycle team is a newly formed engineering team dedicated to ensuring Benchling's largest customers—internationally recognizable names developing some of the world's most innovative treatments and cures—are successful in regulated environments. Our mission is to help them prove their products are safe for human consumption and navigate complex regulatory processes with confidence and efficiency.

As a Software Engineer on this team, you will be a technical leader responsible for designing and building the critical systems that enterprise customers depend on for regulatory submissions and audits. You will own horizontally impactful systems while directly enabling features that appear in FDA submissions and GxP-regulated workflows. This role sits at the intersection of platform and product work, requiring both deep technical expertise and strong product sense.

Our team values technical excellence, a deep understanding of user needs, and a commitment to building products that make complex scientific work easier and more efficient. If you're excited about solving challenging technical problems that have a meaningful impact on global health and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive the design and development of innovative products and systems that advance Benchling's product and business goals, serving as a technical expert within the team

• Independently architect and implement solutions to complex, open-ended problems in areas such as comprehensive audit coverage, scalable export systems, document lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance workflows

• Lead large, sophisticated initiatives spanning multiple quarters, breaking down ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans and iterative delivery milestones

• Design for scale and reliability with the future in mind, anticipating technical challenges across our growing enterprise customer base

• Write exceptionally well-documented, well-tested code that follows company best practices and serves as an example for others

• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural guidance, and mentorship of engineers across experience levels

• Partner closely with product management, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate customer needs into technical solutions

• Explore and evaluate opportunities to leverage AI and LLMs to improve compliance workflows, audit reporting, and regulatory navigation for our customers

• Establish and improve standards of code quality, style, and architecture at the team level

• Own end-to-end delivery of critical features, from planning and development through deployment, maintenance, and monitoring

• Collaborate with other teams to ensure our horizontal systems integrate seamlessly and enable product development across the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with demonstrated progression of increasing scope and impact

• Experience as a technical lead on significant projects involving multiple engineers across multiple quarters

• Strong experience building backend systems and APIs for cloud-based web applications

• Solid understanding of frontend development and the ability to build full-stack solutions when needed

• Proven ability to design scalable, robust software architectures that align with business requirements and long-term maintainability

• Track record of independently scoping and driving initiative-level work with feature scope and impact across a whole product area or team

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical designs and articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop other engineers, enabling them to be more productive and successful

• Interest in learning about life sciences. Prior biotech knowledge not required, but enthusiasm to learn is essential

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 $186,622 - $252,488

To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource.

Total Compensation includes the following:

• 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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