Software Engineer, Full Stack (Process Execution)

Role Overview

The Process Development team builds the platform that enables biotech and pharmaceutical companies to design, execute, and manage complex scientific manufacturing processes at scale. As a Software Engineer on this team, you'll work full-stack across Workflows, Recipes, and Assays—the core products that Benchling customers depend on to run their operations.

Responsibilities

• 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 modeling that underpins workflow graph structures, task execution tracking, and work management
• 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
• Partner with product management and design to translate complex scientific workflow needs into intuitive, reliable software
• Embrace AI-assisted development practices, working alongside agents as a core part of the development workflow

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining production systems
• Full-stack experience 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 with the ability to work closely across a complex codebase
• Willingness to engage with AI-assisted development tools (Cloud agents, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent)
• Interest in learning about life sciences (prior biotech knowledge not required)
• Willing to work onsite in our San Francisco office three days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with workflow engines, orchestration systems, or similar data-flow platforms
• Familiarity with regulated software environments (GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, or similar)
• Background in React, Python, and PostgreSQL
• Experience working in enterprise B2B SaaS serving large, complex organizations