Software Engineer, Platform (Developer Experience) (High Seniority)
Benchling
5 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA
Senior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$168k - $265k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and implement tooling for efficient development, testing, and production release.
- Lead the design and development of release tooling for rapid code deployment.
- Iterate on developer experience improvements using feedback.
- Implement feedback loops to integrate quality into development workflows.
- Champion effective engineering and operational patterns across the organization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance engineering workflows.
- Work closely with product managers and designers to improve the development environment.
- Contribute to scaling the product and team by maturing tooling and best practices.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
- 5+ years of experience with containerized applications in production.
- Experience with a product-first approach to software development.
- Expertise in at least one web framework, preferably Node or Python.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to iterate on feedback.
- Desire to take ownership and build key product components.
- Empathy for customers and curiosity about their challenges.
- Interest in learning about life sciences.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package.
- Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits.
- Four months of fully paid parental leave.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Commuter benefits and home office setup stipend.
- Mental health benefits for employees and dependents.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Learning and development stipend.
- Generous and flexible vacation policy.
- Company-wide winter holiday shutdown.
- Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries.
Tech Stack
DockerKubernetesNode.jsPython
Categories
BackendDevOpsFull Stack