Senior IT Systems Engineer, BioRender
CA$125-145k
Scientific diagram creator
Open for applications
Scientific diagram creator
201-500 employees
Open for applications
CA$125-145k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the world’s ability to learn, discover and communicate science.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments, prefers writing code and automation over manual processes, and takes pride in building reliable infrastructure that enables everyone else to do their best work
- Several years of experience building and operating modern IT infrastructure within fast-growing software companies
- Deep hands-on expertise in at least two key domain areas: large-scale Mac management, identity and access governance, IT automation, or infrastructure as code
- Comfortable working with code, combined with solid practice using Git, peer code reviews, and software engineering standards
- Hands-on experience implementing infrastructure as code to manage SaaS platforms or identity providers
- Proven track record of designing and building automated user lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver) systems and cross-platform integrations
- Security-minded approach that builds compliance, access controls, and safety directly into underlying platform architecture
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- As a Senior IT Systems Engineer at BioRender, you will operate with end-to-end ownership over our core IT systems and infrastructure
- This is not a ticket-handling or maintenance-focused role
- You will be one of two Systems Engineers on the team, working to build a modern, engineering-forward IT organization
- You will partner closely with teams across the company to design systems that scale, eliminate manual toil, and ensure our systems stay secure and compliant by default
- Our IT team has a builder mindset
- You will own key areas of our internal infrastructure based on your technical strengths, driving solutions from design through execution and continuous refinement
- Your work will directly impact every employee at BioRender as we scale our platform globally
- Act as technical owner for Client Platform Engineering, managing our macOS fleet via Iru (Kandji) across zero-touch provisioning, OS updates, compliance, and security baselines
- Own and govern Identity and Access Management through Okta, leading app integrations, SSO, lifecycle rules, SCIM provisioning, and automated access reviews
- Design and implement end-to-end automation for core operations including joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, evidence collection, and system provisioning
- Lead AI enablement initiatives, integrating modern tools into internal workflows to boost company-wide productivity and streamline day-to-day operations
- Build and manage IT infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles, transitioning operational setups into version-controlled systems
- Partner with cross-functional teams, security, and company leadership to clearly communicate technical choices and balance velocity with security
- Incorporate modern automation and tooling into your daily engineering workflow to improve operational efficiency and reliability
- Help define engineering standards, operational practices, and systemic improvements for BioRender's IT platform as our workforce grows
Our take
One of the best ways for science students and experts to communicate ideas is through diagrams, but not everyone has the illustration skills to pull this off. Whilst computer graphics can be used instead of manually drawing scientific imagery, the lack of a dedicated resource for such images prevents diagrams from being consistent and professional.
Biorender hosts thousands of pre-made icons and templates to be used in the creation of diagrams across over 30 different life science fields. The resources follow consistent quality standards and can be dragged and dropped within the platform to create scientific diagrams, to be used by students, teachers, labs, and educational institutions.
Other visual libraries that include scientific icons and templates exist for the creation of diagrams, but Biorender has presented a novel idea with its exhaustive library, offering to produce missing icons on demand within 48 hours. The entire library is free to use alongside basic design features by individuals for educational purposes, with more advanced features and paid licenses being available for labs and institutions. Its success at visualising complex diagrams and information has helped Biorender achieve several rounds of substantial funding.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Apr 2023
$17.1m
SERIES A
Jul 2018
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $17.4m
Company benefits
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive health and dental benefits for you and your family from your first day, including an EAP, HSA, and extended mental health benefits.
- Recharge Long Weekends: In addition to vacation days, our 3 annual BioRender Recharge long weekends offer you a chance to unplug and reset!
- Stock Options: Our employees are also part-owners of BioRender and reap the benefits of their shared hard work.
- Parental Leave Benefits: To help your growing family while you're away from work, we offer a salary top up and even a new baby bonus!
- PAW Perks: Keep your furry family members healthy with our Pet & Animal Wellness veterinary bill reimbursement program.
- Learn and Grow: We'll support your professional growth through regular goal-setting, mentorship, and an annual professional development budget for courses and conferences.
- Team Events: Virtual lunch and learns, show & tells, games, and happy hours help us to stay connected in a remote-first environment.
- In-person Hackathons: Twice per year, we bring our whole team together in Toronto for a week of innovative team work, and cap it off with a company social!
- Work from Anywhere: Our team members have the flexibility to work from another country for up to 3 months per year.
- Flexible Time Off: Our "Flexible Vacation" policy gives you the flexibility to take time off when you need it, so you can unplug, recharge, and come back refreshed.
Company HQ
Wellington Place, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Shiz Aoki
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experience as Lead Science Illustrator for National Geographic. Also Founder and Medical Illustrator for Anatomize Studios Inc.
Katya Shteyn
(Co-Founder & CTO)Experience as Software Engineer for Dropbox and as a Software Engineering Intern for Google.
Ryan Marien
(Co-Founder)Co-Founder of SnapSaves. Also Founded Buytopia.ca.
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