Software Engineering Intern

AI-first protein-design company using generative foundation models and wet-lab validation to create functional proteins and genome-editing systems.

Emeryville, CA, United States
About Profluent

Profluent develops AI models for de novo protein design, with applications in biomedicine, agriculture, and industrial biology. Its platform includes protein-generation models such as ProGen3 and the AI-designed OpenCRISPR-1 gene editor.

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Skills

Candidate Availability

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About the Role

You will take a focused software project from idea to a tool used by scientists. You will build interfaces, APIs, and data services, collaborate with researchers to improve your work through feedback, and write tested, documented code before presenting your project.

Requirements

  • Enrollment in a relevant BS, MS, or PhD program or equivalent practical experience
  • Python
  • AI-assisted software development tools
  • Web application, data visualization, API, database, or scientific computing experience
  • Problem-solving

Responsibilities

  • Design and build software for protein-design exploration, experiment planning, or result visualization
  • Develop user interfaces, APIs, and data services
  • Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and machine learning researchers
  • Write tested code
  • Document work
  • Present the project to the team