Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience)

Responsibilities

• Build and implement tooling for efficient, frictionless development, testing, and packaging for production release.
• Lead the design and development of release tooling that enables code changes to reach production within 10 minutes.
• 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 by maturing tooling, best practices, engineering processes, and hiring.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) in production.
• Build software with a product-first approach; ship code quickly and care about real-world impact.
• Expertise with at least one web framework, preferably Node or Python.
• Strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback.
• Enjoy ownership and building key pieces of product.
• Have empathy for customers and curiosity about their challenges.
• Interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge not required).
• Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings.