Benchling Software Engineer interview experience

From there I went to a virtual onsite spread across multiple sessions over roughly a day or two, and the whole thing took about five to six weeks end to end. The questions felt tied to problems in Benchling’s domain rather than generic trivia, and the format stayed pretty collaborative—no trick questions, just working through requirements, coding, and design thinking.

Across the technical sessions, I spent time solving the main coding problem and then talking through follow-ups like how I’d refactor or improve the solution once it worked. There was also a lot of focus on communication and