Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2026)

ROLE OVERVIEW

We're looking for Software Engineer interns to join our Summer 2026 intern class in San Francisco. As an intern, you'll be entrusted with a significant degree of ownership to work on either platform and infrastructure or product and application teams. You'll learn to design complex and highly scalable products and systems that will directly impact our customers or other Benchlings!

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will own a project end-to-end, from initial design, to prototype, to large-scale rollout. You might:

• Design and implement backend models and API endpoints for complex scientific workflows.

• Build and operate rich frontend components and visualizations. 

• Design and build a platform framework or infrastructure tool for other Benchling engineers to use.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must haves:

• Current enrollment in a BS/MS degree in computer science and/or STEM fields with an expected graduation date between Dec 2026 and Summer 2027.

• A prior software engineering internship or similar experience.

• Strong abilities in problem solving and iterating on feedback.

• A desire to have ownership over building key pieces of product and/or platform.

Nice to haves:

• Passion for learning about life science.

HOW WE WORK

We offer a hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Interns are expected to be on-site 4 days per week.

SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay. For this role, the hourly pay is $60.00 per hour.

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