← All roles

Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Lifecycle) (High Seniority)

Benchling· Engineering
Apply on company site
Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$225.4k - $304.9kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Role within the Enterprise Lifecycle team, focused on building and sustaining critical systems for regulatory submissions and audits for Benchling’s largest enterprise customers in regulated environments. Combines platform and product work with an emphasis on scale, reliability, and potential AI/LLM-assisted workflows.

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

Skills

Required:Backend systems and APIsFrontend developmentArchitectural design

Benefits

  • Full-time U.S. benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, 401(k)+ employer match, wellness, commuter, and more
Last updated Jul 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
Benchling logo

About Benchling

Cloud-based platform for biotech R&D | Benchling

Benchling is a cloud-based platform for biotechnology research and development and the only biology-first platform for scientific data, collaboration, and insights.

BioresearchBioprocessIn VivoConnectGene therapyCell therapyAntibodies and proteinsRNA therapeutics
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Benchling