We are looking for a Staff Engineer, Data to join our growing Engineering Team. You will work with key technical team members across the organization to ensure that BenchSci's technical infrastructure and codebase will support long-term growth. You will provide technical leadership across several functional areas within the team, lead complex projects, participate in roadmap and project planning, and contribute to BenchSci's data engineering and architecture initiatives. The Staff Engineer will help foster the development of other individual contributors, while also playing an important role in helping us scale as we continue to improve scientific discovery.
You Will:Collaborate with multiple teams working on key customer features and our own internal development projectsContribute to setting technical and architectural direction for our Data Engineering teams with a focus on expanding the scope of our products and our ability to make life scientists more effectiveDrive the architecture of BenchSci to help us handle data more securelyDecouple work done by teams to allow for more independent work and smaller feature releasesBe involved in all aspects of software development, working to create and maintain the most reliable, secure, performant, and high throughput service for our customers by using the latest cloud technology (this can range from setting high-level technical direction down to implementation)Translate the product vision into tangible technical solutions for execution by engineering teamsBe an inspiring mentor to other engineersBe an advocate for us and its engineering team through several channelsYou Have:8+ years of professional development experience, with 2+ years at the Staff levelExpertise in data management practices, including approaches to capturing provenance, versioning, and disaster recoveryExperience working with secure data, including compliance with regulations like HIPAA and GDPRExpertise with data processing engines such as Apache Beam and SparkExperience working with SaaS products in a fast-paced Agile environment The ability to lead the engineering team towards the decisions they make while minimizing frictionThe ability to translate business concerns into technical implementationsExperience with mentoring technical teamsExperience with big data with integrated ML inference transformationsThe ability to communicate trade-offs in approaches to security, speed to ship, and performanceDomain expertise in either machine learning, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructureThe ability to provide constructive feedback to other individual contributors while showing a sense of empathy, tact, thoughtfulness, and respectNice to have:Successful delivery of at least one major project in a domain space that is pertinent to BenchSci. Relevant domain areas may include, but are not limited to: machine learning, information retrieval, or distributed systemsYou have built Generative AI-focused solutions (for example, RAG-based applications or LLM-based extraction pipelines).Benefits and Perks:
An engaging remote-first culture
A great compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
A robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year
Company closures for 14 more days throughout the year
Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays
Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
Annual learning & development budget
A one-time home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci
An annual lifestyle spending account allowance
Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
The ability to save for your retirement coupled with a company match!
About BenchSci:
BenchSci's mission is to exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving research and development. We empower scientists to run more successful experiments with the world's most advanced, biomedical artificial intelligence software platform.
Backed by Generation Investment Management, TCV, Inovia, F-Prime, Golden Ventures, and Google's AI fund, Gradient Ventures, we provide an indispensable tool for scientists that accelerates research at 16 top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 leading academic centers. We're a certified Great Place to Work®, and top-ranked company on Glassdoor.
Our Culture:
BenchSci relentlessly builds on its strong foundation of culture. We put team members first, knowing that they're the organization's beating heart. We invest as much in our people as our products. Our culture fosters transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning.
We value each other's differences and always look for opportunities to embed equity into the fabric of our work. We foster diversity, autonomy, and personal growth, and provide resources to support motivated self-leaders in continuous improvement.
You will work with high-impact, highly skilled, and intelligent experts motivated to drive impact and fulfill a meaningful mission. We empower you to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and thrive. Here you will be challenged to stretch yourself to achieve the seemingly impossible. Learn more about our
culture.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We believe that improving diversity, equity and inclusion is our collective responsibility, and this belief guides our DEI journey. Learn more about our
DEI initiatives.
Accessibility Accommodations: Should you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. Please reach out to
talent@benchsci.com.
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