Software Graduate Intern, Autonomous Lab
Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.7 months ago
Emeryville, CA, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$45k - $64k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and refine Python-based protocols using the Catalyst Client to control liquid handlers, plate readers, and robotic arms.
- Assist in developing Catalyst Agent, an LLM-based interface for launching experiments through natural language.
- Build data pipelines to harvest, structure, and upload experimental data from Reconfigurable Automation Cells into a data lake for AI model training.
- Develop device drivers and integrate new hardware instruments into the Catalyst ecosystem.
Requirements
- Be a current student or recent graduate with a BS/MS in Computer Science, Bioengineering, or a related STEM field.
- Have strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience with hardware control or APIs is a plus.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for Lab-in-the-Loop technologies, AI-driven physical experimentation, biological data standards, and laboratory automation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health spending accounts and voluntary benefits.
- Leave of absence policies.
- Eight paid holidays, a full-week winter shutdown, and unlimited paid time off.
- Internships are expected to be onsite five days per week.
Tech Stack
Categories
Robotics
About Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.
Ginkgo Bioworks engineers organisms for customers in biotech, pharma, agriculture, food, and materials using an automated “foundry” and a bio + AI data platform. It offers contract R&D, cloud lab services, and partnerships that can include licensing and royalties on resulting products. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Boston, it is a public company listed on the NYSE and BMV.