Software Engineering Intern
About the role
We are seeking a passionate and motivated Software Engineering Intern to join our dynamic engineering team for a summer internship program. As an intern, you'll work alongside experienced engineers, clinicians, and computational biologists across multiple product lines, contributing to meaningful projects that help scale personalized genomic medicine to millions of patients. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in healthcare technology while making a real impact on patient care.
Responsibilities
- Write clean, well-documented code following team standards and best practices
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions
- Create and maintain comprehensive test suites for your code
- Document your work and contribute to technical documentation
- Present your projects and findings to the team
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Computer Science or related field
- Demonstrated programming experience with Python through coursework or projects
- Basic understanding of databases (SQL) and web development concepts
- Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Available for full-time summer internship (10-12 weeks)
- Excited about working in-person with our team in Menlo Park (2-3 days/week)
- Passionately curious about the fields of healthcare and biotechnology
Nice-to-haves
- Previous project experience (personal, academic, or hackathon projects)
- Familiarity with any web framework (Django, Flask, etc.)
- Basic understanding of version control (Git)
- Experience working with LLMs (GPT, Claude, etc.)
- Experience working with REST APIs
- Basic understanding of cloud services concepts
- Experience with prompt engineering or LLM application development
Benefits And Perks
Working alongside brilliant, kind, passionate and dedicated colleagues, in an empowering environment, toward a global vision, striving for a future in which transformative molecular diagnostics can help millions of patients
Open, transparent culture that includes weekly Town Hall meetings
The ability to indirectly or directly change the lives of hundreds of thousands patients
Daily on-site lunches provided from top eateries
Latest and greatest hardware (laptop, lab equipment, facilities)
A variety of perks on campus (state of the art gym, restaurant)
Free on-site EV charging (compatible with all EVs, including Tesla)
Pay
The base pay rate is $6,000 – $10,000 per month.
Schedule
This is a full-time hybrid position (onsite 2-3 days/week).