Amit Bronner
About Amit Bronner
Amit Bronner is a Staff Engineer at BenchSci, specializing in scalable search solutions using Elasticsearch. He has extensive experience in software development and technical mentorship, having worked at various companies across Europe and North America.
Work at BenchSci
Amit Bronner has been employed as a Staff Engineer at BenchSci since 2020. In this role, he focuses on building scalable and complex search solutions, particularly utilizing Elasticsearch. He is responsible for defining the strategic technical roadmap for search solutions and backend services, which includes addressing technical debt and introducing new capabilities. Additionally, he provides technical mentorship to engineers across all teams, emphasizing problem-solving, code quality, and professional growth.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining BenchSci, Amit Bronner held several positions in the software development field. He worked at RAD as a Software Developer from 1998 to 2000 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He then served as a Senior Developer and Solutions Architect at FIS Software from 2003 to 2010, working across multiple locations including Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Amit also worked as a Senior Developer at the Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid from 2011 to 2014 in The Netherlands. Before his tenure at BenchSci, he was a Staff Engineer at Ritual.co for one year in Toronto, Canada.
Education and Expertise
Amit Bronner holds an MSc with distinction in Artificial Intelligence. His academic background includes experience in applied research in natural language processing, machine learning, and information retrieval. This educational foundation supports his specialization in building scalable search solutions and his technical contributions at BenchSci.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Amit co-founded a fintech startup where he served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for four years. This role highlighted his entrepreneurial leadership and technical expertise, allowing him to apply his skills in a startup environment. His experience in this capacity contributes to his strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities in his current role.