Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

BenchSci

BenchSci

Software Engineering, Other Engineering

Toronto, ON, Canada

CAD 155k-185k / year + Equity

Posted on Feb 4, 2026
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Infrastructure team.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll apply your domain expertise to solve complex
cloud architecture challenges; drive design discussions, code reviews, and project-related
team meetings; and work on a cutting-edge tech stack to build the systems that power all of
BenchSci.

You Will:

  • Design and maintain infrastructure supporting our core platform and environments in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Help create reliable, secure, performant, scalable, and high throughput services for our end-users and other engineers within the company
  • Steward BenchSci’s CI/CD pipeline to instill reliability, speed, and recoverability
  • Resolve in-bound security, compliance, audit, and quality-of-life issues
  • Develop best practices for security, scalability, and operational efficiency
  • Serve the engineering organization at-large by investing in systems that predict future needs and improve upon existing processes

You Have:

  • 5-7 years working as a developer with experience in a DevOps or Infrastructure-focused role
  • Experience defining and deploying sophisticated architectures using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
  • Familiarity with reference cloud architectures and developing stacks on Kubernetes
  • Experience planning, leading, and executing large infrastructure migrations
  • Aptitude for handling repetitive tasks through automation
  • Expertise in any programming language; Python considered an asset
  • A background in computer science fundamentals including algorithms, data structures, software design, and the ability to audit code
  • Experience troubleshooting production issues and being part of incident response and on-call schedules
  • Comfort using AI coding-assistance tools to enable your work
  • A passion for building practical and sustainable solutions that serve your fellow developer

Compensation:

    $155,000- $185,000 CAD • includes equity options

    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.

About BenchSci:

BenchSci's mission is to unravel the complexity of disease biology for the betterment of patients. We do this by applying neuro-symbolic AI to unravel the black box of disease biology — the number one reason drug discovery projects fail.

Despite significant advancements, drug discovery still takes over a decade and billions of dollars — and 90% of clinical trials still fail. The core problem is getting the biology wrong before programs go to scale. BenchSci exists to fix that.

Our platform, ASCEND, is the world's first neuro-symbolic AI built for biopharma disease biology. It gives scientists clarity in hours or weeks that previously took months. Our platform is used by 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies across 4,500+ research centers, and grew 247% over three years (Deloitte Fast 500, 2025). We've raised $200M+ from Generation Investment Management, Google's Gradient Ventures, TCV, and F-Prime.

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.
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