Benchling
Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Release Engineering)
Benchling, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology.
Benchling's mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world's most innovative biotech companies use Benchling's R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market.
Come help us bring modern software to modern science.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Benchling's mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world's most innovative biotech companies use Benchling's R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products, and to accelerate time to milestone and market. Benchling's customers generate a rich variety of science data. To keep up innovation, Benchling needs highly scalable and effective infrastructure and developer experience pipelines that serve our internal engineers.
The Release Engineering team owns software release at Benchling. Our responsibility spans integration and deployment of code, across both our continuous (multiple deploys per day) and validated (quarterly deployments) pipelines. We serve Benchling software engineers as our customers. Indirectly, we also serve Benchling's end users for both our Standard and Validated Cloud product offerings. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll shape our platform for agility, performance, and security. Collaborate with engineers across the Infrastructure organization to enable our software engineers to get their code into production quickly, safely, and without manual effort. Propose and lead efforts to deliver our next generation of infrastructure, across the organization. Your work will be pivotal as we grow alongside our global user base, providing highly reliable and trusted infrastructure.RESPONSIBILITIES
Own technical projects end-to-end, from initial design, to planning and prototype, to rollout.Support engineers across Benchling to understand real time developer experience with our CI/CD pipelines. Investigate issues, risks, and cost.Contribute to the next set of exciting projects on our roadmap:Build automation and horizontal processes to bring us closer to truly continuous delivery and progressive software delivery.Invest in technologies to optimize how we build, test, and deploy software, including progressive deployment methods like canarying.Further the experience of engineers working in microservices.Habitual responsibility for and innate interest in developer experience quality and performance.Further engineering culture, practices, and processes throughout the organization and company.Advocate for the success of the team and for your own career, growth, and interests.QUALIFICATIONS2 or more years of experience as a DevOps engineer or software engineer building infrastructure and/or internal tooling.Experience with deployment and configuration management frameworks such as Terraform (IaC); with CI/CD systems such as BuildKite or Jenkins; and with containers and container management systems such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.Understanding of cloud computing, virtualization, and microservices architectures, and experience with major cloud platforms, especially AWS.Proficiency in development and testing in Python, Java, or Go.Strong problem solving skills, communication skills, teamwork, and iteration on feedback.Enthusiastic about working onsite in our SF office 3 days a week.Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.SALARY RANGE
Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay. The candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and work location. For this role the base salary range is $134,385 - $181,815.
To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource. If you have questions regarding a specific location's zone designation, please contact a recruiter for additional information.
Total Compensation includes the following:
Competitive salary and equityBroad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependentsFertility healthcare and family-forming benefitsFour months of fully paid parental leave401(k) + Employer MatchCommuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employeesMental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependentsMonthly Wellness stipendLearning and development stipendGenerous and flexible vacationCompany-wide Summer & Winter holiday shutdownSabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
#LI-Hybrid
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#LI-MD1
Benchling welcomes everyone.We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Please be aware that Benchling will never request personal information, payment, or sensitive details outside of Greenhouse or via email. All official communications will come from an @benchling.com email address or from an approved vendor alias. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Benchling and are unsure of their legitimacy, please reach out to us at recruiting-fraud-alert@benchling.com to verify the communication.
Benchling's mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world's most innovative biotech companies use Benchling's R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products and accelerate time to milestone and market.
Come help us bring modern software to modern science.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Benchling's mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world's most innovative biotech companies use Benchling's R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products, and to accelerate time to milestone and market. Benchling's customers generate a rich variety of science data. To keep up innovation, Benchling needs highly scalable and effective infrastructure and developer experience pipelines that serve our internal engineers.
The Release Engineering team owns software release at Benchling. Our responsibility spans integration and deployment of code, across both our continuous (multiple deploys per day) and validated (quarterly deployments) pipelines. We serve Benchling software engineers as our customers. Indirectly, we also serve Benchling's end users for both our Standard and Validated Cloud product offerings. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll shape our platform for agility, performance, and security. Collaborate with engineers across the Infrastructure organization to enable our software engineers to get their code into production quickly, safely, and without manual effort. Propose and lead efforts to deliver our next generation of infrastructure, across the organization. Your work will be pivotal as we grow alongside our global user base, providing highly reliable and trusted infrastructure.RESPONSIBILITIES
Own technical projects end-to-end, from initial design, to planning and prototype, to rollout.Support engineers across Benchling to understand real time developer experience with our CI/CD pipelines. Investigate issues, risks, and cost.Contribute to the next set of exciting projects on our roadmap:Build automation and horizontal processes to bring us closer to truly continuous delivery and progressive software delivery.Invest in technologies to optimize how we build, test, and deploy software, including progressive deployment methods like canarying.Further the experience of engineers working in microservices.Habitual responsibility for and innate interest in developer experience quality and performance.Further engineering culture, practices, and processes throughout the organization and company.Advocate for the success of the team and for your own career, growth, and interests.QUALIFICATIONS2 or more years of experience as a DevOps engineer or software engineer building infrastructure and/or internal tooling.Experience with deployment and configuration management frameworks such as Terraform (IaC); with CI/CD systems such as BuildKite or Jenkins; and with containers and container management systems such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.Understanding of cloud computing, virtualization, and microservices architectures, and experience with major cloud platforms, especially AWS.Proficiency in development and testing in Python, Java, or Go.Strong problem solving skills, communication skills, teamwork, and iteration on feedback.Enthusiastic about working onsite in our SF office 3 days a week.Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.SALARY RANGE
Benchling takes a market-based approach to pay. The candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and work location. For this role the base salary range is $134,385 - $181,815.
To help you determine which zone applies to your location, please see this resource. If you have questions regarding a specific location's zone designation, please contact a recruiter for additional information.
Total Compensation includes the following:
Competitive salary and equityBroad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependentsFertility healthcare and family-forming benefitsFour months of fully paid parental leave401(k) + Employer MatchCommuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employeesMental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependentsMonthly Wellness stipendLearning and development stipendGenerous and flexible vacationCompany-wide Summer & Winter holiday shutdownSabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
#LI-Hybrid
#BI-Hybrid
#LI-MD1
Benchling welcomes everyone.We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Please be aware that Benchling will never request personal information, payment, or sensitive details outside of Greenhouse or via email. All official communications will come from an @benchling.com email address or from an approved vendor alias. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Benchling and are unsure of their legitimacy, please reach out to us at recruiting-fraud-alert@benchling.com to verify the communication.