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Senior Software Engineer, Authentication & Authorization

BenchSciToronto, Ontario, CanadaRemote, Onsite
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Senior Software Engineer


to join our Authentication & Authorization team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll apply your technical and domain expertise to design, implement, and maintain secure authentication and authorization systems; drive design discussions, code reviews, and project-related team meetings; and collaborate with other  engineers as you develop solutions for our software as a service (SaaS) products that help scientists save time and increase their experiment quality.

You Will:


  • Implement new features and bug fixes within our authentication and authorization services
  • Work with your immediate team engineers to do technical investigations, solution designs, code implementation with automated tests, and code reviews
  • Lead or consult the authoring of engineering design proposals following our product roadmap at BenchSci
  • Leverage a deep understanding of the business context and the team’s goals to unlock independent technical decisions in the face of open-ended requirements
  • Proactively identify new opportunities (from both internal and external sources) and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects
  • Adhere to and improve our high standards of highly scalable and maintainable code
  • Help set a high standard for exceptional engineers who are outcome-oriented and positively contribute to the team's culture
  • Be given an unmatched opportunity for accelerated growth and learn from a team of world-class engineers
  • 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:


  • A degree in Computer Science/Engineering  or a related field within science
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Experience with authentication solutions and SSO
  • High comfort working with a Python back-end and a React/Typescript front-end
  • 4+ years of experience working as a professional full-stack developer

Nice-to-Haves, But Not Mandatory Qualifications:


  • Experience with Auth0 or similar Identity as a Service (IDaaS) platform
  • Experience working with a security-first mindset, including knowledge of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
  • Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
  • Experience with SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect
  • Experience with RBAC or ABAC authorization models

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BenchSci’s vision is to bring novel medicine to patients 50% faster by 2025. We’re achieving it by empowering scientists with the world’s most advanced biomedical artificial intelligence. For biomedical researchers and academics who are starting experiments, BenchSci offers a reagent intelligence platform that transforms published data into experiment-specific recommendations to reduce time, money and uncertainty in planning materials and methods. Unlike PubMed, Google Scholar, reagent directories, and vendors, BenchSci uses machine learning to decode open- and closed-access data, pre-print data, and data from third-party databases to present published figures with actionable insights. Backed by top-tier investors including Inovia Capital, TCV, F-Prime, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), and Golden Ventures, BenchSci's platform accelerates science at 16 top-20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,500 leading research centers worldwide. We’re a remote-first Deloitte Tech Fast 50 and CIX Top 10 Growth company, certified Great Place to Work®, and top-ranked company on Glassdoor. Learn more at www.benchsci.com.
Thrive Here & What We Value- Remotefirst organization- Engaging remotefirst culture- Great compensation package that includes equity options- Robust vacation policy plus an additional vacation day every year- Flex time for sick days, personal days, and religious holidays- Comprehensive health and dental benefits- Annual learning & development budget- Onetime home office set-up budget to use upon joining BenchSci- 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!- Commitment to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive.

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