Software Intern, Autonomous Lab
Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.7 months ago
Emeryville, CA, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$38k - $54k/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 with natural language.
- Build data pipelines that collect, structure, and upload experimental data from Reconfigurable Automation Cells into a data lake for AI model training.
- Develop device drivers to integrate new hardware instruments into the Catalyst ecosystem.
Requirements
- No college degree is required, but coding or related skills are required.
- Strong proficiency in Python is required.
- Experience with hardware control or APIs is a plus.
- Interest in Lab-in-the-Loop technologies, biological data standards, and laboratory automation is preferred.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $37,700-$53,500.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; health spending accounts; voluntary benefits; leave of absence policies; eight paid holidays; a full-week winter shutdown; and unlimited paid time off.
- Internships are onsite five days per week.
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.