Software Engineer, Admin & Identity Platform (Experienced)

We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era.

When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.

Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200,000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work, from academic labs to Sanofi, Moderna, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma.

ROLE OVERVIEW

This role is an opportunity to join App Core & IAM, a foundational Platform team at Benchling. This team is responsible for the core functionality that controls how users authenticate with our product, what they are authorized to access, and how Benchling's features are enabled and configured. As an experienced Software Engineer on this team, you will build new features and tools that help users unlock the full potential of the Benchling application. You will also work closely with other Platform and Application teams across Benchling, helping them leverage these core services to ship value in their respective product areas. You will have an opportunity to ship quality code at a high velocity, while prioritizing enterprise grade security and compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale application platform projects, from early-stage ideation with cross-functional partners in Product and Customer Success, to full rollout for end-users — seamlessly integrating with AI driven experiences where they add the most value.

• Engineer across the full tech stack, architect robust admin backend and APIs, and build intuitive admin experiences that scale with our enterprise customers’ evolving needs. Ensure high quality and performance of our systems through comprehensive testing & monitoring.

• Collaborate deeply with product managers, designers, and engineering peers to craft thoughtful, high-impact products that truly serve our users.

• Innovate boldly, launch entirely new product experiences from scratch, while also enhancing and refining our platform products to reach full enterprise grade maturity.

• Drive the evolution of our product, platform, and team. As a member of the engineering team, you will be an integral part of how we mature our tooling, engineering processes, and hiring the best talent.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• Strong coding skills and engineering fundamentals – able to turn product requirements into well-architected, maintainable, and tested code

• Experience building scalable, reliable systems with attention to performance and user impact

• Leadership in engineering practices – drives and upholds high standards in testing, code quality, reviews, version control, and team development workflows

• Proven ability to work across teams – partnering with product, design, and platform groups to ship cohesive solutions

• Strategic problem solving – tackles complex, ambiguous technical challenges with a focus on long-term impact, scalability, and user value

• Comfortable pushing back thoughtfully – advocate for technical solutions that improve quality, scalability, and maintainability

• Experience mentoring others and contributing to team growth – through onboarding, pairing, and process improvement

• Clear and effective communicator, especially in cross-functional settings

• IAM experience is not a requirement

• Experience building or integrating with usage metering and billing platforms is a plus.

HOW WE WORK

We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that priori