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Software Engineer, Scientific Models (Platform)

Benchling· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$165.1k - $223.4kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Engineer on the scientific models team responsible for building a scalable platform to support scientific AI models, including defining standards for model integration, infrastructure, and working directly with customers to gather feedback and use case ideas.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale our scientific model platform by designing and implementing infrastructure for model inference that is fast, reliable, and cost-effective across a diverse set of scientific models.
  • Define standards and tooling for model developers, creating frameworks that make it easy to integrate, test, and ship third-party open-source and proprietary models into Benchling.
  • Work directly with customers to ideate use cases, gather feedback, and onboard scientific teams.
  • Shape how we build AI at Benchling, driving experimentation, contributing to technical direction, and helping evolve our engineering and product development practices as the field matures.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering or equivalent research experience, developing or deploying scientific models in an industry or academic setting.
  • Strong experience with backend systems and infrastructure for supporting scientific model training or inference.
  • Strong technical and analytical skills for optimizing compute-intensive systems.
  • Collaborative mindset, able to work closely with engineers, product managers, and scientists.
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, where priorities can shift and rapid experimentation is encouraged.

Skills

Required:Software EngineeringBackend SystemsCollaboration and Communication

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 setup 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
Last updated Jan 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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