Benchling

Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Lifecycle)

San Francisco, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 89 days ago

JavaScriptPythonReactFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewPostgreSQLLLMsAgentic AIComplianceAuditingFDA RegulatoryMedical DevicesCommunicationGxP

About the role

Our mission is to help them prove their products are safe for human consumption and navigate complex regulatory processes with confidence and efficiency.
These are the foundational systems that ensure data integrity, compliance, and auditability across Benchling's platform.
Looking forward, we are exploring how AI can transform the compliance experience for our customers.

Own end-to-end delivery of significant projects - from planning and development through deployment, maintenance, and monitoring - across multi-sprint, multi-person initiatives
Design technical solutions for open-ended problems, working independently on smaller projects and collaborating with senior engineers on larger efforts
Partner with product management, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate customer needs into technical solutions, clarifying requirements and surfacing tradeoffs
Collaborate with other teams to ensure our horizontal platform systems integrate well and support product development across the organization
You will collaborate extensively with other engineering teams across the organization, as these horizontal systems require deep integration and coordination.

5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with demonstrated growth in scope and independence
Experience delivering multi-sprint projects end-to-end, including planning, task breakdown, and tracking
Comfort working in ambiguous problem spaces where methods and outcomes involve tradeoffs
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize project status and share it with stakeholders
Prior biotech knowledge not required, but enthusiasm to learn is essential
Strong experience building backend systems and APIs for cloud-based web applications
Familiarity with frontend development and willingness to build full-stack solutions when needed
Ability to design technical solutions that account for edge cases, performance, scalability, and maintainability
A collaborative mindset - willingness to mentor junior engineers and help teammates be more productive
Interest in learning about life sciences. Prior biotech knowledge not required, but enthusiasm to learn is essential
Experience building software for highly regulated industries (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, aerospace, financial services)

Familiarity with compliance requirements such as FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, or similar regulatory frameworks
Exposure to audit logging systems, audit trails, or regulatory reporting capabilities
Interest in AI/LLM applications, particularly in domains requiring high accuracy and reliability
Experience with document management systems, version control, or content lifecycle management
Familiarity with data export systems or large-scale data processing
Experience with Python and PostgreSQL
Experience with React or similar JavaScript-based frontend frameworks
Previous work in enterprise B2B SaaS

When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits.
Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps.
AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years.
But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.
Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D.

Our work directly enables Benchling's expansion into the enterprise market and supports customers navigating some of the most rigorous regulatory requirements in the world.
Explore opportunities to leverage AI and LLMs to improve compliance workflows, audit reporting, and regulatory navigation for our customers

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