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Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience)

Benchling· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$173k - $234kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Developer Experience role on the Platform pillar, focused on improving developer productivity and AI enablement across the Build org by creating tools, frameworks, and best practices to reduce engineering friction and scale Benchling’s product and team.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance the BFF layer between our client and backend APIs, allowing us to ship changes frequently with high confidence.
  • Build and implement tooling for efficient, frictionless development, testing, and packaging for production release.
  • Iterate on developer experience improvements using qualitative and quantitative feedback.
  • Implement feedback loops that integrate quality into software development workflows.
  • Champion effective engineering and operational patterns across the Engineering org.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address challenges in engineering workflows that impact developer happiness and productivity.
  • Work closely with product managers, designers, and peers in engineering to make Benchling a delightful place to develop software.
  • Help rapidly scale our product and team. As a member of the engineering team, you'll be an integral part of how we mature our tooling, best practices, engineering processes, and hiring.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • Build tools and software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code.
  • Expertise with at least one web framework, preferably node or python.
  • Have strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback.
  • Enjoy ownership and building key pieces of product.
  • Have empathy for your customers and curiosity about their challenges.
  • Experience with GraphQL preferred.
  • Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must).
  • Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings

Skills

Required:Web framework experienceAPI design / BFFCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:GraphQL

Benefits

  • Full-time U.S. benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, 401(k)+ employer match, wellness, commuter, and more
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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