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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
12
open professional roles
6
opened in the last 90 days
15 in the last 12 months
7%
of roles are remote
2
states hiring
Massachusetts, California
What it hires for: Engineering (7), Legal (2), Product (1), Sales (1). By level: mid level (6), early career (3), senior ic (2), senior manager (2), director (2).
Where: Boston, Massachusetts (10), Boston, MA (2), California, United States (1), Emeryville, California (1), Remote, US (1).
Main hubs: Boston, MA (2). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Boston, MA ranks
Where Boston, MA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs793 openings · of 41
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in New England390 jobs · of 14
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in New England21% · of 28
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in New England910 openings · of 24
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast71 / 100 · of 26
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in New England71 / 100 · of 11
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Ginkgo Bioworks hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Ginkgo Bioworks's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 15 professional roles in that time.
- 2 of Ginkgo Bioworks's 12 open roles (17%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 6 open roles (50%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Cursor, GitHub Copilot, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
- Among open roles, 1 require a security clearance and 2 say the employer cannot sponsor a visa.
- 0% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 31% for Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers.
- By open professional roles, Ginkgo Bioworks ranks #271 of 355 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers we track.
What Ginkgo Bioworks asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 7
- agile 4
- ci/cd 4
- git 4
- aws 3
- kubernetes 3
- react 3
- typescript 3
- azure 2
- c# 2
AI tools named: Cursor (1), GitHub Copilot (1), PyTorch (1), TensorFlow (1).
How Ginkgo Bioworks compares with Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers
| Measure | Ginkgo Bioworks | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 12 | 25 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 0% | 31% |
| Roles that are remote | 7% | 0% |
Median across 352 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Common questions
- Is Ginkgo Bioworks hiring?
- Ginkgo Bioworks has 12 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 6 opened in the last 90 days and 15 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- Does Ginkgo Bioworks hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 2 of Ginkgo Bioworks's 12 open roles (17%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does Ginkgo Bioworks ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (7), agile (4), ci/cd (4), git (4), aws (3), kubernetes (3).
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