Software Engineer, Developer Enablement at Benchling · San…

Summary: Benchling is a company focused on unlocking the power of biotechnology through innovative technology solutions. As a Software Engineer on the Developer Enablement team, you will build the platform that supports scientific applications, influencing how developers and scientists interact with Benchling’s products. 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 Required Qualifications: - 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 Required Skills: Software engineering, API development Important Skills: REST APIs, GraphQL APIs Nice-to-Have Skills: Product-first approach