Software Engineer, Scientific Models

Benchling

Software Engineer embedding cutting-edge scientific AI models into Benchling to help scientists design better molecules and to build a scalable platform for scientific models.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $173,113 - $234,388 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and scale our scientific model platform by designing and implementing infrastructure for model inference
Define standards and tooling for model developers
Work directly with customers to ideate use cases
Shape how we build AI at Benchling

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of software engineering or equivalent research experience
Strong experience with backend systems and infrastructure
Strong technical and analytical skills for optimizing compute-intensive systems
Collaborative mindset
Desire to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity
health insurance
dental
vision
401(k)+ employer match
wellness
commuter

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringbackend systemsinfrastructuremodel inferencecompute-intensive systemstechnical skillsanalytical skills

Soft Skills

collaborative mindsetdesire to work in fast-paced environment