Ginkgo Bioworks
Software Graduate Intern, Autonomous Lab
Emeryville, California$45.1k–$63.6kinternAdded 2 days ago
About this role
Ginkgo Bioworks seeks a software intern to help develop the digital infrastructure for an autonomous laboratory where robots execute scientific experiments 24/7. You'll work with Catalyst, a proprietary software platform that controls robotic lab equipment and integrates AI-driven experimentation through natural language interfaces.
What you'll do
- Develop Python-based protocols using Catalyst Client to control liquid handlers, plate readers, and robotic arms
- Assist in building Catalyst Agent, an LLM-based interface for scientists to launch experiments via natural language
- Create data pipelines to harvest, structure, and upload experimental data from robotic cells into a data lake for AI training
- Develop device drivers to integrate new hardware instruments into the Catalyst ecosystem
- Enable "Protocols as Code" workflows for autonomous lab execution
What they're looking for
- Python programming
- Hardware control and APIs
- Software integration and driver development
- Data pipeline design
- Laboratory automation concepts
- AI/LLM familiarity
- Biological data standards knowledge
Benefits
- Salary range: $45,100–$63,600
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Health spending accounts
- 8 paid holidays plus full-week winter shutdown
- Unlimited paid time off
- Voluntary benefits and leave policies
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