Database Software Development Intern

Job Summary:

Zymo Research is looking for a dynamic individual to join our Bioinformatics and Software Development teams as a Database/Software Development Intern! This is a joint effort to develop efficient scalable and accessible database and associated software for bioinformatics data generated by Zymo along with public data.

In this role you will contribute to database design discussion. You will write code regarding database structure data transformation pipelines and data querying and analysis interfaces. You will also participate in discussions with different scientists to understand their specific data structures and formats and gather feedback regarding database interfaces. You will work under the mentorship of a senior scientist and along with a few other software developers.

The ideal candidate should be a self-motivated learner an effective team player and possess a strong interest in learning about software development and data science. The successful candidate should also be detail-oriented and have experience in basic software development and database engineering.

If you are passionate about directly contributing to scientific advancement alongside industry veterans in a highly collaborative environment we want you! This position is a part-time summer internship (maximum of 29 hours per week).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Discuss with scientists to understand their unique data types and structures.
• Design database schemas and structures to optimize data intake storage and query.
• Develop data ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Contribute to ongoing development of frontend and backend code of data querying interfaces.
• Gather feedback from scientists regarding UI/UX and additional features

Education and Experience:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Bioinformatics or a related field.
• Solid academic foundation with coursework in database design software engineering web development.
• Good communication skills especially with non-technical audience.
• Experience with data cleaning and transformation with pandas/polars/spark and/or data ETL pipelines is highly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with SQL is preferred.
• Understanding of bioinformatics and next-generation sequencing data is not required but would be a plus.

About Us:

Since its inception in 1994 Zymo Research has been proudly serving the scientific community by providing innovative reliable and high-quality research tools and products. Whether its DNA RNA epigenetics microbiomics protein or yeast-based research our philosophy remains the same: To provide the highest quality products in the industry while ensuring they are both simple to use and reliable in their performance.

Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Orange County Register inand named a Top Workplace USA in 2023 Zymo Research continues to be a vibrant community where employees thrive feel connected and are inspired by their work. If you are passionate about contributing to scientific advancement and want to be part of an exceptional team in a dynamic growing company wed love to hear from you!

Compensation:

The estimated base compensation range for this position is $20.00 per hour at the time of posting. Actual compensation details will be provided in writing at the time of offer if applicable and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation including geographic location experience knowledge skills abilities and other job permitted factors.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

Zymo Research welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. These include sex age color race religion marital status national origin ancestry sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression physical & mental disability medical condition genetic information military and veteran status or any other protected status as defined by federal state or local law.

Location:

Onsite Pangea - 14762 Bentley Cir. Tustin CA 92780

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