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 builds tools that help scientists and lab operators work more efficiently. Most of the tools that people at biotech companies use are browser- or desktop-based. However, in many biotech verticals—particularly agriculture tech companies—it’s clear that a lot of work happens away from the lab bench. It’s time-intensive to reflect work done on-the-go in these systems—and it should be easier. That’s where the mobile team comes in.
The mobile team makes scientists and lab operators more productive when they’re not at their computer. Right now we’re focused on simplifying the experience of recording experimental results on-the-go. For example, we let lab operators at agriculture tech companies easily record measurements of plants when they’re in their greenhouses or in their fields. Soon we’ll let users access and update their lab inventory. Across all of our projects, we’re focused on reducing the toil that’s involved in the work that biotech companies do to take a new product to market.
We’re looking for an experienced engineer to lead the development of our mobile application which scientists and lab operators who are recording experimental results on-the-go while they work out in the field (e.g. greenhouses for our agriculture tech customers). The application is brand new (we started building it this year) and there are many important technical and product decisions to make in the coming months.
YOUR IMPACT
- Play an active part in shaping Benchling’s mobile roadmap
- Architect, build, and maintain Benchling’s React Native mobile application, targeting iOS as our first platform.
- Work with engineers across teams at Benchling to expand the functionality of our mobile application
- Collaborate closely with product and design to understand customer needs and define mobile experiences that users love
ABOUT YOU
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with 3+ of those dedicated to mobile application development
- Track record of obsessing over customer needs and product quality
- Built several high-quality apps for iOS devices
- Experience in React Native and iOS development
- Are interested in learning more about life science (prior knowledge is not required; desire to learn is a must)
- Mentored other engineers to help them grow their careers
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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.
Our leadership principles guide how all Benchlings can lead by example:
- Admit mistakes and shortcomings
- Deliver results
- Disagree and commit
- Obsess over customers
- Rely on work ethic
- Show empathy
- Recruit and develop the best
- Sweat the details
- Think and communicate clearly
- Unite around the mission
For applicants for U.S.-based roles only: All new hires in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination prior to their first day of employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, we will explore potential reasonable accommodations; however, Benchling may not be able to grant such accommodations in all cases if doing so would cause undue hardship.
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