Senior Software Engineer - Data
BenchSci
Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Oct 27, 2025
We are currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Data team! Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will evolve our data models, operationalize production-grade data pipelines, and contribute to our document mining/information retrieval initiatives as we expand our ability to extract valuable insights from scientific publications and databases.
On the BenchSci Data team, you will work with a group of talented and passionate engineers as you play a key role in shaping the future of scientific discovery and progress.
You Will:
- Scale data pipelines to allow our data to go from research to platform as fast as possible
- Collaborate with ML and Data engineers to solve complex document mining challenges, enabling us to capture and model additional scientific experiments
- Develop data access mechanisms for downstream applications consumption
- Expand the types of biological reagents and experiments that we can successfully extract from various types of media
- Manage sources that contain both semi-structured and unstructured data
- Apply state-of-the-art data processing engines to rapidly process our data sets
- Employ best practices for a broad platform of technologies within a cloud-based environment
- Provide troubleshooting analysis and resolution in a timely manner
- Work on projects involving some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world
- Solve difficult problems and bring new perspectives to the team
You Have:
- Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar area
- 4+ years of experience working as a professional software engineer, data in industry
- Expertise with Python and SQL
- Experience with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Experience with cloud development (we use GCP and Terraform) including reference architectures and developing specialized stacks on cloud services
- A strong background in data structures and large-scale data manipulation
- Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills
Benefits and Perks:
* 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 top pharmaceutical companies and leading academic centers.
Our Culture:
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.
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.
