# Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience)

**Company:** [Benchling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/benchling)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $176k – $265k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Docker, Kubernetes, Node.js, Python, Release Engineering, Ci/Cd Pipelines, Developer Experience Tools, Container Orchestration, Software Testing Frameworks
**Posted:** 2026-05-18

> Technical leader building scalable developer experience tooling and release pipelines to enable fast, high-quality software delivery. Requires 7+ years software engineering experience with expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and web frameworks like Node or Python.

## Job Description

## 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.

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