Software Engineer, AI & ML (Contract)

About the Company

By joining Bio-Techne, you'll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

About the Role

ProteinSimple, part of Bio-Techne, is seeking a Contract Software Engineer with expertise in AI and Machine Learning. This role focuses on building AI-powered capabilities such as LLM-driven assistants, retrieval-augmented generation systems, and integrations with scientific data platforms and instrument software.

This is a six-month contract position based out of San Jose, CA, targeted to start in June 2026. You will collaborate with scientists and cross-functional teams to design and develop chat-based AI assistants, build RAG pipelines across scientific datasets, and implement semantic search using vector databases.

Culture & Values

We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table. We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.

Equal Opportunity

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Application Instructions

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.