DC Software Engineer Intern — AI-Powered Data Pipelines

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Híbrido; USD 23.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. seeks a Software Engineering Intern to join our small, collaborative team and contribute to the Narrative Analytics® platform that analyzes millions of online conversations to uncover beliefs shaping public discourse.

This hands-on role involves backend development with Python/Django REST Framework, frontend work with React/TypeScript, and data pipelines using Metaflow. Office-based in Washington DC with some remote options.

Formación

• Authorized to work in the US.
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Available to work a minimum of 20 hours/week.
• Not fully remote; interns must be in Washington DC office 1–2 days per week.
• Comfortable in Python.
• Experience with Git.
• Some exposure to web development (any framework), SQL, or JavaScript.
• Curious about NLP, ML, or LLMs.

Responsabilidades

• Build API endpoints in Python (Django REST Framework) and the React/TypeScript components that use them
• Write steps in data pipelines (Metaflow) that pull in documents, enrich them with LLMs, and index them in OpenSearch
• Help build and evaluate LLM features: prompt templates, structured outputs, and scorecards
• Gain hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3, Bedrock, and EKS, to support development, troubleshooting, and deployment
• Write tests, upgrade dependencies, fix what breaks, and help track down production bugs
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand how the platform is used and how engineering contributions support analytical workflows

Conocimientos

Python

Git

Web development

SQL

JavaScript

NLP

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Educación

Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Herramientas

Django REST Framework

React

TypeScript

Metaflow

OpenSearch

AWS (S3, Bedrock, EKS)

Descripción del empleo

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. seeks a Software Engineering Intern to join our small, collaborative team and contribute to the Narrative Analytics® platform that analyzes millions of online conversations to uncover beliefs shaping public discourse.

This hands-on role involves backend development with Python/Django REST Framework, frontend work with React/TypeScript, and data pipelines using Metaflow. Office-based in Washington DC with some remote options.