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BenchlingBenchlingSan Francisco, CA

Software Engineer, Backend

Build and improve tooling, frameworks, and processes that enable engineers to efficiently develop, test, and release high-quality software at Benchling. Requires 2+ years software engineering experience, product-first mindset, and expertise in a web framework (Node or Python preferred).

148k – 200k/yr
Hybrid2+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build and implement tooling for efficient, frictionless development, testing, and packaging for production release.
  • Iterate on developer experience improvements using qualitative and quantitative feedback.
  • 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

  • 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • Build 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.
  • Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must).

Skills

PythonNode.jsSoftware Engineeringweb frameworksDeveloper Toolsrelease engineering

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