Software Engineer, Full Stack – Process Execution

Benchling

Software Engineer developing full-stack solutions for Benchling's biotech R&D platform. Collaborating on AI-assisted scientific workflows and enhancing core features for effective process execution.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain core features across the workflow engine, recipes, and assays — full-stack across backend services and frontend product surfaces
Contribute to the data layer modeling that underpins workflow graph structures and task execution tracking
Build products on top of the workflow orchestration engine for industry standard processes
Collaborate cross-functionally with the AI Agents team to expose both the workflow engine and products built on top to enable AI-assisted scientific work
Write well-documented, well-tested code and participate actively in code review
Engage with on-call rotation (approximately 1.5 weeks per person per quarter) to support a customer-facing product used continuously by life science teams
Partner with product management and design to translate complex scientific workflow needs into intuitive, reliable software
Embrace AI-assisted development practices — this team expects engineers to work alongside and in parallel with agents as a core part of the development workflow

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining production systems
Full-stack experience — comfort working across backend (Python or similar) and frontend (React or equivalent)
Strong product sense with the ability to iterate based on user feedback and evolving requirements
Collaborative mindset — able to work closely with engineers, PMs, and cross-functional partners across a complex codebase
Willingness to engage with AI-assisted development tools (Cloud agents, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) as a primary mode of working
Interest in learning about life sciences — prior biotech knowledge not required, but genuine curiosity is.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible hybrid work arrangement prioritizing in-office collaboration

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonReactfull-stack developmentworkflow orchestrationdata layer modelingtask execution trackingcode reviewwell-documented codewell-tested codeAI-assisted development

Soft Skills

collaborative mindsetstrong product senseability to iterate based on user feedbackcross-functional collaborationgenuine curiositycommunication skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailcustomer support