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Software Engineer, Search

Benchling provides an R&D Cloud used by leading biotech companies to accelerate discovery and product development. The Search Engineering team is looking for a seasoned software engineer to design and implement scalable, multi-tenant search services, indexing pipelines, and resilient APIs that power core search experiences across the platform.

Skills

  • Proven experience building, scaling, and optimizing search systems (OpenSearch/Elasticsearch/Lucene/Solr required)
  • Design and implementation of multi-tenant services and APIs with SLO-driven thinking
  • Experience with real-time data and streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, Spark, Flink)
  • Infrastructure and deployment management using Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Kubernetes, or ECS
  • Strong debugging, performance tuning, and observability skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end projects from design and prototyping to deployment and large-scale rollout
  • Define and champion long-term technical vision and platform strategy
  • Design and implement resilient APIs, distributed systems, and indexing pipelines
  • Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and product teams to translate requirements into platform capabilities
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and security via monitoring, testing, and optimization
  • Mentor and support engineers to foster technical excellence and knowledge sharing
  • Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and architecture

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred but not required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Fertility and family-forming benefits
  • Four months fully paid parental leave
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Commuter benefits and home office stipend
  • Mental health benefits including therapy and coaching
  • Monthly wellness stipend and learning & development stipend
  • Generous flexible vacation and company-wide winter shutdown
  • Sabbaticals at 5- and 10-year anniversaries
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Benchling is a cloud-based platform for biotechnology research and development and the only biology-first platform for scientific data, collaboration, and insights.

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CULTURE VALUES
Inclusive & Diverse
Mission Driven
Diversity of Opinions
Growth & Learning
Collaboration over Competition
BENEFITS & PERKS
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Vision Insurance
Family Medical Leave
Paid Holidays
Medical Insurance
Mental Health Resources
SENIORITY LEVEL REQUIREMENT
TEAM SIZE
SALARY RANGE
$165,113/yr - $223,388/yr
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full-time, hybrid
DATE POSTED
January 15, 2026
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