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The Scientific Development Solutions (SDS) Group is a family of engineering teams that deliver products and solutions to biologists centered on the conduct of complex lab operations; development, qualification, and execution of rigorous SOPs; analysis of complex time-series data; and biological and IT-driven workflows for sample management, analytical chemistry, and more. LES solutions are frequently (but not exclusively) sought out by Benchling’s customers with GLP / GMP regulatory concerns. As the group lead for SDS engineering, you will be responsible for all software engineering work throughout our SDLC – specification, development, testing, deployment, and operational maintenance (SRE) work – for the Procedures, Studies, and Workflows products, split across two teams.
Job Responsibility:
Manage a group of 2–3 engineering scrum teams
up to one team may be directly reporting to you, with other teams reporting to other line managers in your organization
Translate strategy into execution by developing and executing quarterly plans with clear metrics and targets
Define and execute on a software engineering roadmap across your teams that encompasses new product and new feature development, quality improvements for both internal and external stakeholders, and bugfixes and software maintenance activities
Work closely with Product Mgmt and Design counterparts to articulate an achievable roadmap that meets our customer needs
Recruit, hire, and onboard exceptional full-stack engineers and engineering managers to staff your organization
mentor team members and act as a bar-raiser for talent
Build a strong partnership with stakeholders across the engineering organization and other functions across the company
Contribute to engineering-wide organizational improvements as part of the management team
Requirements:
10–15 years overall experience in software engineering and engineering management roles
5+ years overall experience in SaaS or the broader high-tech commercial software sector
5+ years of engineering management experience, including 3+ years of indirectly managing other teams through subordinate engineering managers
Experience driving complex multi-quarter roadmaps to completion, with multiple technical projects and products
Experience building and deploying cloud-based web applications, ideally on both the front- and back-end
Track record of growing high-trajectory, early-to-mid-career engineers into leaders with company-wide impact
Familiarity with software engineering management productivity tools (e.g., Jira or other bug database), as well as observability tools for logging, metrics, and alerting
Interest in / curiosity about biotech! Prior experience with biotech, pharmaceutical, or other life sciences business sectors or education is not required, but is absolutely a plus
Willing to work on-site in our San Francisco or Boston offices three days a week
Nice to have:
Prior experience with biotech, pharmaceutical, or other life sciences business sectors or education
What we offer:
Competitive salary and equity
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