Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain core infrastructure on AWS, focusing on automation, security, and reliability for a growing biotech platform.

Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, the materials we wear, and the household goods that we rely on every day.

Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology.

Come help us bring modern software to modern science.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Benchling brings best-in-breed data infrastructure to the world's leading biotech companies.

We're seeking experienced engineers to join our dynamic Platform team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, build, and maintain core infrastructure hosted on AWS
Build developer-facing systems to test, build, and deploy Benchling’s software
Define and implement our infrastructural security posture
Develop monitoring/observability and automation as part of a lean operations function
Define and lead processes for site reliability that will be used across Engineering and Customer Experience
These are examples of projects we've worked on in the past or may work on in the near future - our projects are often changing, but this will hopefully give you an idea of the work to be done.
Iterating on our tenancy model and architecture to build out resource isolation, data segmentation, and deployment models as we scale our customer base.
Building a test and deploy pipeline on Buildkite - we have a large test suite and a large number of Benchling instances and need tools to deploy faster while maintaining the same degree of reliability.
Improving network performance for global users - this is an open-ended problem which needs to be solved as our user base becomes increasingly international.
Observability - mature our monitoring, tracing, and alerting systems so we have the right dashboards, notifications, and tools to quickly identify and resolve operational issues.
Automating remediation of fault conditions to improve overall reliability and eliminate repetitive operational tasks.
Building tooling and infrastructure for a more modular/service-based architecture - we're not religious about microservices or monoliths, but we plan to scale our architecture with our engineering team.

QUALIFICATIONS

Have 5 or more years of experience as a DevOps engineer, Site Reliability engineer, or Software Engineer building platform infrastructure.
Have experience with deployment and configuration management frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef; with CI/CD systems such as BuildKite or Jenkins; and with containers and container management systems such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.
Understand cloud computing, virtualization, and microservices architectures.
Write clear, well-tested code in Python, Java, Go, or Ruby.
Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

HOW WE WORK

Flexible Hybrid Work: We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration.

SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay.

For this role the base salary range is $157,150 to $212,750.

To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource.

Total Compensation includes the following:

Competitive total rewards package
Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents
Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
Four months of fully paid parental leave
401(k) + Employer Match
Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees
Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents
Monthly Wellness stipend
Learning and development stipend
Generous and flexible vacation
Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, build, and maintain core infrastructure hosted on AWS

Build developer-facing systems to test, build, and deploy Benchling’s software

Define and implement our infrastructural security posture

Develop monitoring/observability and automation as part of a lean operations function

Define and lead processes for site reliability that will be used across Engineering and Customer Experience

These are examples of projects we've worked on in the past or may work on in the near future - our projects are often changing, but this will hopefully give you an idea of the work to be done.

Iterating on our tenancy model and architecture to build out resource isolation, data segmentation, and deployment models as we scale our customer base.

Building a test and deploy pipeline on Buildkite - we have a large test suite and a large number of Benchling instances and need tools to deploy faster while maintaining the same degree of reliability.

Improving network performance for global users - this is an open-ended problem which needs to be solved as our user base becomes increasingly international.

Observability - mature our monitoring, tracing, and alerting systems so we have the right dashboards, notifications, and tools to quickly identify and resolve operational issues.

Automating remediation of fault conditions to improve overall reliability and eliminate repetitive operational tasks.

Building tooling and infrastructure for a more modular/service-based architecture - we're not religious about microservices or monoliths, but we plan to scale our architecture with our engineering team.

QUALIFICATIONS

Have 5 or more years of experience as a DevOps engineer, Site Reliability engineer, or Software Engineer building platform infrastructure.

Have experience with deployment and configuration management frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef; with CI/CD systems such as BuildKite or Jenkins; and with containers and container management systems such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.

Understand cloud computing, virtualization, and microservices architectures.

Write clear, well-tested code in Python, Java, Go, or Ruby.

Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

SALARY RANGE

Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay.

For this role the base salary range is $157,150 to $212,750.

To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource.

Total Compensation includes the following:

Competitive total rewards package

Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents

Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits

Four months of fully paid parental leave

401(k) + Employer Match

Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees

Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents

Monthly Wellness stipend

Learning and development stipend

Generous and flexible vacation

Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown

Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries