# Jag Singh > Senior Software Engineer @ Arzeda || Bits in Bio Seattle 🧬🤖 Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jag Software Engineer with a passion for solving problems in biology. Resilient, self-motivated, and hardworking professional with years of experience in software development, distributed systems, and data science. Demonstrated success delivering innovative solutions in protein engineering, machine learning, bioinformatics, cloud infrastructure, and lab automation. Recognized contributor and leader within the biotech community, helping drive collaboration and innovation across disciplines. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Arzeda Jan 2025 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States Building software and infrastructure for protein engineering, bioinformatics/computational biology, and lab automation at Arzeda. Arzeda, The Protein Design Company™, is a synthetic biology company that creates novel proteins, enzymes and specialty chemical products that compete on performance, cost and sustainability. Spin-out from the David Baker lab at the University of Washington. ### Software Engineer II @ Arzeda Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | Seattle, Washington, United States · Set up scalable and repeatable cloud infrastructure using Terraform across multiple clouds. · Deployed proxies for secure network communication with on prem infrastructure. · Led organization-wide migration to Kubernetes to handle workflow and service orchestration. · Deployed and operated Flyte with GPU support & cluster autoscaling on Azure Kubernetes Services and AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service. · Implemented distributed ML training pipelines to finetune protein models. · Implemented batch inference pipelines for models like ESM Cambrian, ESMFold, RFDiffusion, and ProteinMPNN. · Set up scalable NGS pipelines to handle large scale sequencing runs. · Architected event-driven workflows with AWS SNS, SQS, and Lambda. · Developed Monte Carlo based computational biology software for optimizing genetic assembly. · Developed and maintained multiple services and applications using FastAPI, Flask, React.JS, Pandas, Numpy, and BioPython. · Helped with company wide rollout of Jupyter notebooks. · Supported computational and laboratory scientists developing their own notebooks and Flyte workflows. · Implemented data retrieval and upload workflows with LIMS system. ### Software & Data Engineer @ California Department of Technology Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Sacramento, California, United States Worked in the office of California's Chief Data & Geospatial Information Officer. Performed a variety of Software Development and Data Engineering tasks as a part of the state government's official COVID-19 response. Built large portions of the CA-Notify data backend and Python application including data deduplication logic, phone number verifications, and communication with Google servers. Implemented multithreading for SMS verifications, increasing throughput by over 600% from baseline. Used by over 10 Million Californians. Operationalized multiple Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) pipelines to bring data into Snowflake to ultimately serve on Covid19.ca.gov. Implemented event-driven pipelines using AWS Lambda, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Snowflake Snowpipes. Also implemented charts using Chart.js and HighCharts. Implemented the database layer logic to serve to the California Digital Vaccine Record application. This included data deduplication, ETL processes, creation of database views/ schemas, and performance optimizations. Assisted in API development. Principal Technical Architect of the Digital Vaccine Remediation Portal. This application has been used by dozens of employees at the California Dept. of Public Health to assist almost 1 million patients who couldn't otherwise obtain their COVID Digital Vaccine Record. Built with Node.js, React.js, and C#/.NET Core 5. ### Cybersecurity Engineer @ California Department of Technology Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Rancho Cordova, California, United States Worked in the Security Operations Center performing Tier 1 Cybersecurity and Network Analysis, as well as scripting in Python for internal projects. Wrote scripts that automated workflows to update YAML conifg files. Built a Python program to interface with MITRE servers using the STIX and TAXII libraries, retrieving data and processing it into usable structures to generate custom reports and queries. Constructed Splunk dashboards using HTML and Splunk SPL to monitor domestic and foreign threats to state networks. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | 1605 Tilia St, Davis, CA 95616 Worked under the mentorship of faculty in the College of Engineering in collaboration with the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies to complete my Engineering Senior Design project. Built a new version of a consumer facing web application to educate drivers on how much money they will save by using electric cars. The project required working with various technologies including Angular, Node.js, D3 (data visualization), Express, Docker, Google Maps APIs, and FuelEconomy.gov APIs. The current version of the app can be viewed at https://gis.its.ucdavis.edu/evexplorer/ ### Software Engineering Intern @ Intel Corporation Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | 1900 Prairie City Rd, Folsom, CA 95630 I worked on the Visual Technologies Team developing internal web tools using AngularJS (JavaScript), Flask (Python), and MS-SQL. During this time, I was able to gain first hand experience contributing to large scale codebases that hundreds of other developers were also working on. Additionally, I was able to assist in the continuous integration process by identifying and debugging issues in graphics drivers. ### Data Science Intern @ University of California, Davis Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | 480 Bainer Hall Dr, Davis, CA 95616 This position involved collecting large amounts of data from literature reviews on peptide folding patterns and then using computational techniques to develop predictive models. I was responsible for establishing the data processing pipeline in Python using various bioinformatics libraries, and then experimenting with machine learning models developed using Scikit Learn, Tensorflow, and Keras. I also deployed the code to EC2 instances on Amazon Web Services to execute training. Our research yielded results that were presented at multiple conferences and seminars across the University of California system. ### Web Developer @ University of California, Davis Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Sacramento, CA Head of the Outreach and Media Committee for the Willow Clinic, in charge of developing and maintaining the website for Willow Clinic, a UC Davis Medical Center affiliated student run clinic. Worked closely with medical students, physicians, nurses, and other medical staff to examine and treat homeless patients outside Downtown Sacramento · Register and triage patients · Participate in diagnostic deliberations · Process patient data through electronic health records · Dispense appropriate medications as prescribed ### Web Developer @ University of California, Davis Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Designed and developed the new UC Davis Biology Academic Success Center website, available at basc.biology.ucdavis.edu ### Laboratory Research Assistant @ University of California, Davis Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | UC Davis · Studied the effects of different gene mutations on homologous recombination · Conducted various laboratory tasks including PCRs, Gel Electrophoreses, and DNA Isolations · Analyzed data from microscope slides using imaging software · Cared for and maintained mice lines and breeding pairs ### Co-Founder & Software Engineer @ Fruitful Health Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Davis, California Fruitful Health was a startup that I cofounded with Dr. Jin Sol Lee. We were developing a mobile-web application to help improve medication adherence. I was responsible for the engineering and software development, which was done using React Native, Django, and Firebase. I also created the prescription scanning feature and text parser using Google Cloud Vision. In addition to engineering, I represented the company as a National Finalist in the Microsoft Imagine Cup (top 12 out of 1100 teams), the New York Health Entrepreneurship Challenge, and the American College of Physicians Innovation Challenge. We were also finalists in the UC Berkeley Launch competition. Refer to www.fruitfulhealth.org ### Web Developer @ City of Manteca Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Manteca, CA I worked at the MCVB as a full time intern for four months after high school graduation, and continued in a part time capacity for approximately two years. My work involved managing computer systems and databases. I established an online system to automate vendor sign-ups for the annual Crossroads Street Faire, eliminating hundreds of hours of paperwork for city workers. I also developed the new Manteca Visitors Center website, available at www.visitmanteca.net ### Clinical Research Assistant @ Sutter Health Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Tracy, CA Carried out a clinical study to monitor patient sleep patterns and their effect on cognition and health outcomes Interviewed patients, administered cognitive assessments, and monitored sleep using light and motion sensor enabled devices Assisted the Stroke Manager in examining patient treatment data to improve door to TPA administration time for ischemic stroke patients Planned community outreach events to teach people how to recognize strokes and seek prompt treatment ### Clinical Intern @ Stanford Health Care Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Stanford, CA · Worked alongside physicians and medical staff in the Coronary Care Department · Observed and assisted in cardiovascular procedures and exams · As a part of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program, conducted a research project on the potential impacts of artificial organs on patients of low SES backgrounds ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science University of California, Davis Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 ### Dual Enrollment San Joaquin Delta College Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 ### Valedictorian Class of 2016 East Union High School Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jagveersingh - Website: http://jagveersingh.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/jag JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jag/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22