Medical Imaging Software Engineer - Surgical Navigation

Neuralink; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impactful work

Growth opportunities

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Meals provided

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Neuralink is seeking a Medical Imaging Software Engineer to collaborate with clinicians and engineers to develop tools that enable rapid, precise placement of Neuralink implants and its electrodes relative to targets determined by functional imaging like fMRI.

You will own the end-to-end pipeline of medical imaging data—from scanner data to fusion of modalities and navigation in patient coordinates during surgery.

Qualifications

• Exceptional ability in engineering or computer science.
• Proven track record of shipping software with real-world impact.
• Understanding of how systems work at a fundamental level.
• Practical proficiency in linear algebra.
• Experience coding in Python, Rust, and/or JavaScript.
• Experience manipulating and visualizing 3D objects.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with medical imaging formats (e.g., DICOM, NIfTI) (preferred).
• Experience working with protected health information (preferred).
• Knowledge of container management and orchestration (preferred).
• Experience with infrastructure development (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Import and manipulate 3D medical imaging datasets.
• Build and deploy applications to manage large amounts of medical image data.
• Build and deploy a GUI to place electrode targets based on pre-operative imaging.
• Develop a system to transfer preoperative images to the surgical robot.
• Interface with intraoperative hardware for patient and tool tracking.

Job description

Neuralink is seeking a Medical Imaging Software Engineer to collaborate with clinicians and engineers to develop tools that enable rapid, precise placement of Neuralink implants and its electrodes relative to targets determined by functional imaging like fMRI.

You will own the end-to-end pipeline of medical imaging data—from scanner data to fusion of modalities and navigation in patient coordinates during surgery.