Software Engineer, Developer Enablement

Benchling is a company focused on unlocking the power of biotechnology through innovative software solutions. As a Software Engineer on the Developer Enablement team, you will build platforms that enhance the interaction of developers and scientists with Benchling's products, directly impacting scientific research.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from ideation to delivery, including prototyping, building, and scaling new software features
• Design and implement robust APIs, services, and interfaces that integrate seamlessly with our growing ecosystem
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate user needs into scalable, elegant software solutions
• Influence the direction of our platform by bringing creative solutions and new ideas to the table
• Design, build, and maintain external developer-facing APIs and SDKs that power extensibility in Benchling’s platform
• Contribute to evolving and scaling our REST and GraphQL APIs, ensuring consistency, performance, and usability for external and internal developers
• Build and maintain delivery systems for real-time scientific data
• Contribute to the development of APIs and interfaces that support AI-driven agents like Benchling’s Deep Research Agent and Data Entry Agent
• Support the development of our Benchling MCP to enable AI agents to interact safely with Benchling’s data and APIs
• Collaborate with our AI infra / agents teams to support the agentic ecosystem
• Architect and implement high-throughput APIs designed specifically for bulk data ingestion and export, capable of handling millions of records daily with minimal latency
• Design scalable API specifications (REST or gRPC) that support complex filtering, sparse fieldsets, and cursor-based pagination to efficiently manage large payloads

Skills

• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience
• A prior software engineering internship
• Strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback
• A desire to have ownership over building key pieces of product and/or platform
• Build software with a product-first approach. You ship code quickly and care about the real world impact of your code

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package
• Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents
• Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
• Four months of fully paid parental leave
• 401(k) + Employer Match
• Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees
• Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents
• Monthly Wellness stipend
• Learning and development stipend
• Generous and flexible vacation
• Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
• Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries

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