Benchling Software Engineer interview experience

I was told the onsite process would be extensive, and when I went through it, it matched that expectation closely—multiple stages and a sustained interview flow rather than a quick set of conversations.

The details I remember most weren’t about individual question types so much as the rhythm of the day(s): there was a lot of time spent in evaluation-style rounds, and it felt like the company was trying to thoroughly pressure-test fit across the role. It also came with the broader context of Benchling’s focus on R&D cloud for scientific research, which gave the process a specific domain