Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Lifecycle)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and deliver features and systems that advance Benchling's product and business goals across areas such as audit coverage, export systems, document lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance workflows
• 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
• Write well-documented, well-tested code that follows company best practices, and execute refactors that improve the codebase
• Participate actively in code reviews, providing thoughtful and actionable feedback that raises the quality of team output
• Partner with product management, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate customer needs into technical solutions, clarifying requirements and surfacing tradeoffs
• Explore opportunities to leverage AI and LLMs to improve compliance workflows, audit reporting, and regulatory navigation for our customers
• Contribute to team discussions and process improvements, and help resolve communication gaps within and across teams
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure our horizontal platform systems integrate well and support product development across the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• 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
• Education or work experience in life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical sectors