Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineering Intern

📍 Luxembourg or London

About Us

Biology is entering its software era — and Helical is building the interface.

Helical is building the application layer for Bio Foundation Models in pharma. Our therapeutic-area agnostic platform for Bio Foundation models empowers pharma teams to deploy single-cell, RNA, and DNA foundation models for use cases like target ID, biomarker discovery, patient stratification, and mRNA design. Our work is transforming how biotech and pharma companies use AI—and we’re just getting started.

As an intern at Helical, you'll work alongside a brilliant, mission-driven team that's pioneering open-source AI in biology. You'll get to make real contributions, learn from leading experts, and immerse yourself in an inspiring, fast-paced startup environment based in the heart of Europe.

We’re open-source, research-driven, and moving fast.

Check out our work on GitHub: https://github.com/helicalAI/helical

(Applicants with curiosity and initiative to explore our code will stand out!)

The Role

As a Software Engineering Intern, you’ll work across the stack to help build and scale our open-source platform. You’ll collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, biologists, and ML scientists.

Whether you're fixing bugs, designing front-end components, or exploring cloud infrastructure, your contributions, you’ll contribute to real product work from day one.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the development of Helical’s open-source platform (both front-end and back-end).

• Collaborate with the team to integrate models and improve the user experience.

• Assist with debugging, testing, and documenting features.

• Learn about infrastructure, cloud tools, and deployment pipelines.

• Stay curious and up-to-date with trends in software, AI, and biotech.

You Might Be a Fit If You Have…

Essentials:

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or have equivalent experience).

• Familiarity with Python and front-end tools like HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

• Some experience (personal or academic) with frameworks like React, Node.js etc.

• An eagerness to learn about cloud platforms, containers (e.g. Docker), or scalable systems.

• Strong problem-solving skills and curiosity.

• Good communication skills and willingness to work in a collaborative team.

Bonus Points For:

• Interest or experience in bioinformatics, ML, or scientific computing.

• GitHub contributions or personal projects.

• Exposure to tools like Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, or CI/CD workflows.

Why Intern at Helical?

🧬 Join an early-stage team building open-source tools that matter.

🤝 Learn in a supportive, inclusive, and intellectually rich environment.

🤖 Work closely with AI and biotech experts.

🚀 Gain hands-on experience on cutting-edge tech.

💻 Access to a high-performance computing cluster and real-world data.