2026 Summer Intern - RDS Sequencing Network - Sequencing Software Chapter

Roche • Santa Clara, CA

9h • $45 • Onsite

About The Position

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
2026 Summer Intern - RDS Sequencing Network - Sequencing Software Chapter

We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.
Department Summary
Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. RDS is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. The Sequencing Software Chapter is dedicated to the design, development, and maintenance of high-impact software solutions that power the next generation of sequencing. Our focus is dual-faceted:
IVD Development: Building regulated, clinical-grade software for in vitro diagnostic platforms that enable healthcare providers to make life-critical treatment decisions with confidence.
Internal Diagnostics Lab Support: Developing sophisticated informatics tools and pipelines for internal diagnostic labs, streamlining the journey from raw biological sample to actionable data.

This internship position is located in Santa Clara, on-site.
The Opportunity
Design, write, modify, test, and debug software applications. Write maintainable, reliable, reusable, secure, performant code.
Participate in design and code reviews to ensure adherence to architecture, coding standards and best practices.
Contribute to project documentation, including design specifications, and technical documentation.
Program Highlights
Intensive 12-weeks, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.
Program start dates are in May/June 2026.
A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.
Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.
Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.
Who You Are
Required Education
You meet one of the following criteria:
Must be pursuing or have attained an Associate's Degree.
Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).
Required Majors: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Math, or related discipline.

Requirements

• Must be pursuing or have attained an Associate's Degree.
• Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree (enrolled student).
• Required Majors: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Math, or related discipline.
• Proficient in Java.
• Experience with micro-services architecture, messaging, multi-threading.
• Familiarity with database management using Postgres or other relational database.
• Knowledge of testing tools and frameworks, including Junit, Test NG, Mockito.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with back-end framework such as Spring, Spring Boot.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Complements our culture and the standards that guide our daily behavior & decisions: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, modify, test, and debug software applications.
• Write maintainable, reliable, reusable, secure, performant code.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure adherence to architecture, coding standards and best practices.
• Contribute to project documentation, including design specifications, and technical documentation.

Benefits

• Intensive 12-weeks, full-time (40 hours per week) paid internship.
• Program start dates are in May/June 2026.
• A stipend, based on location, will be provided to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.
• Ownership of challenging and impactful business-critical projects.
• Work with some of the most talented people in the biotechnology industry.
• paid holiday time off benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees