Software Engineer, Data & Retrieval
BenchSci
Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
USD 100k-140k / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 27, 2026
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our team at the intersection of Data, Retrieval,
and AI Agents! Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will apply your backend expertise to solve
product challenges involving data retrieval, intensive API development, and the operationalization of
data pipelines. You will be a key contributor to our search and retrieval infrastructure, evolving data
models. You will contribute to our data extraction, enrichment, retrieval and evaluation initiatives. As
an Software Engineer, you are expected to independently deliver solutions of medium complexity and act as a technical resource within your pod. On the BenchSci Data team, you will work with a group of
talented and passionate contributors as you help shape the future of scientific discovery and
progress.
Pay range: $100,000 - 140,000
We know compensation is an important part of choosing your next role. The range shown reflects our target hiring range, informed by market data, internal equity, and the role’s current scope. Often the mid-range is where we tend to fall, but individual offers may vary based on experience, skills, and the role scope.
You Will:
- Utilize the Agent Development Kit (ADK) to design, develop, and deploy autonomous agents and "skills" capable of multi-step data retrieval tasks.
- Design and develop backend systems and APIs that expose bioinformatics data to power application roadmaps.
- Implement advanced search and retrieval mechanisms (RAG), to provide (LLMs) with up-to-date grounded information, tune storage technologies and create high-performance query plans.
- Design solutions and adapt existing approaches to resolve issues, contributing to web app architecture and interfaces.
- Operationalize production-grade data pipelines using processing engines like Apache Beam to move data from research to platform efficiently .
- Collaborate with other engineers to solve document extraction, enrichment, retrieval challenges, capturing and modeling scientific experiments from unstructured sources.
- Perform troubleshooting analysis and resolution for production issues in a timely manner, ensuring code is testable, self-documenting, and reliable.
- Communicate cross-cutting decisions to all potentially impacted teams.
- Work on client-facing projects involving some of the largest Pharmaceutical companies in the world
- Balance working independently on core tasks while proactively identifying when collaboration or help is needed for high-complexity architectural shifts.
You Have:
- 2+ years of experience working as a professional software developer.
- Advanced understanding of Python and experience developing robust API solutions.
- Hands-on experience or deep technical interest in the Agent Development Kit (ADK) or similar frameworks.
- Proficiency in SQL; strong understanding distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and indexing strategies for large-scale data storage
- Experience with cloud reference architectures and developing specialized stacks on cloud services
- Demonstrated ability to apply coding patterns and follow established team processes with minimal guidance.
- Familiarity with GCP or similar cloud technologies including data engineering tools (i.e Dataflow, BigQuery, AlloyDB, Spanner, Pub/Sub, Looker... etc.)
- Strong cross-team collaboration skills with the ability to explain relevant areas of the codebase to others.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code(IaC) is nice to have.
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.
