Intern, Software Engineering

Responsibilities

Design and build software for exploring protein designs, planning experiments, or visualizing results. Develop intuitive user interfaces along with the APIs and data services that support them. Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and machine learning researchers to understand needs and improve the software through feedback. Write well-tested, documented code and present the completed project to the team.

Requirements

Be enrolled in a BS, MS, or PhD program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field, or have equivalent practical experience. Have strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with AI-assisted tools for writing, testing, and debugging software. Have experience with one or more of web applications, data visualization, APIs, databases, or scientific computing. Demonstrate curiosity about AI and biology, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively; prior biology experience is not required.

Benefits

Typical internship duration is 12 weeks with flexible start dates. Hybrid work arrangement requiring 2–3 days onsite per week at the Emeryville, California headquarters. Opportunity to ship work that influences how Profluent designs and tests proteins. Mentorship from experienced software engineers and collaboration with scientists and machine learning researchers. Competitive internship compensation and work on meaningful software projects in a mission-driven, well-funded startup environment.